A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.
Source: tatoeba (328554)
Intransitive
/ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/
Synonyms for "intransitive" (44 found)
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defective verbdeponent verbfinite verbformalfunctionalglossematicgrammaticgrammaticalimpersonal verbinfinitiveintransitive verb
Noun(2 words)
intransitive verbintransitive verb form
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linkinglinking verbmodal auxiliaryneuter verbnominalparticipialpostpositionalprepositionalpronominalstructuralsubstantivesyntactictagmemictransitiveverbverb phraseverbal
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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8 entriesintransitive actionintransitive clauseintransitive formintransitive meaningintransitive sentenceintransitive usageintransitive verbno object verb
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11 total sentences available.
With verbs there are intransitive verbs that don't take an object, and transitive verbs that do take an object.
Source: tatoeba (328556)
An intransitive verb is a verb that can have a direct complement (direct object).
Source: tatoeba (10510991)
Tom doesn't understand the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.
Source: tatoeba (10510993)
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