adjective🔗Share(grammar, of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object"The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often.""grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot transitive or passing further; kept; detained"The teacher kept the unruly student in the classroom; his behavior was considered intransitive. "grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
