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How to pronounce “intransitive”
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Pronunciation guide for intransitive
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- Practice the English pronunciation of intransitive with real speech in context.
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- Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal 17 minutes
An intransitive verb, such as "dine," for example,
- Definition summary
- (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
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How to pronounce intransitive
Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal 17 minutes
An intransitive verb, such as "dine," for example,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “intransitive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
- (rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
- (probability) Of a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice and intransitive game.
- [Noun]
- (grammar) An intransitive verb.
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