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intransitive
in·tran·si·tive [ in tránssətiv, in tránzətiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with no direct object: describes a verb, or the use of a verb, without a direct object, e.g. the verb "die" in the sentence "He was slowly dying"


noun  (plural in·tran·si·tives)
Definition:
 
verb without direct object: a verb that does not take a direct object

in·tran·si·tive·ly adverb
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