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Intransitive vs Transitivity - What's the difference?

intransitive | transitivity |

As a adjective intransitive

is (grammar|of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.

As a noun transitivity is

(grammar) the degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.

intransitive

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
    • The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."
  • (rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
    • And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive ; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. — Jeremy Taylor.

    Antonyms

    * transitive

    See also

    * ergative ----

    transitivity

    English

    Noun

    (transitivities)
  • (grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.
    • There are 3 degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.
  • (mathematics) The property of being transitive.
    • The inference rule states the transitivity of implication.

    See also

    * (l)