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:A [[#verb|verb]] that cannot take a direct [[#object|object]]. "Smile" is an intransitive verb: "the baby smiles." Contrast [[#transitive verb|transitive verb]]. |
:A [[#verb|verb]] that cannot take a direct [[#object|object]]. "Smile" is an intransitive verb: "the baby smiles." Contrast [[#transitive verb|transitive verb]]. See also the article [[Transitivity]]. |
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:A [[#verb|verb]] that takes a direct [[#object|object]]. "Eat" can be a transitive verb: in "I eat the cookie", it takes the direct object "the cookie". Contrast [[#intransitive verb|intransitive verb]]. |
:A [[#verb|verb]] that takes a direct [[#object|object]]. "Eat" can be a transitive verb: in "I eat the cookie", it takes the direct object "the cookie". Contrast [[#intransitive verb|intransitive verb]]. See also the article [[Transitivity]]. |
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