Transitive

['trænsɪtɪv;'trɑːns-;-nz-] or ['trænsətɪv]

Definition

(adj.) designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning .

Editor: Ryan--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Having the power of making a transit, or passage.

(a.) Effected by transference of signification.

(a.) Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book.

Inputed by Heinrich

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. (Gram.) Active.

Edited by Gail