What does "intransitive verb" mean?

An action verb which does not take a direct object.

How do you pronounce "intransitive verb"?

Pronounced //ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb//.

Common synonyms include: auxiliary, intransitive, intransitive action verb, intransitive verb form, nontransitive verb, transitive.

/ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
An action verb which does not take a direct object.
"In the English language, ‘sleep’ is an intransitive verb."
2
a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object wordnet

"In the English language, ‘sleep’ is an intransitive verb."