TRANSITIVE
\tɹˈansɪtˌɪv], \tɹˈansɪtˌɪv], \t_ɹ_ˈa_n_s_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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By Princeton University
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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.
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Having the power of making a transit, or passage.
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Effected by transference of signification.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Having the power of making a transit, or passage.
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Effected by transference of signification.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer