intransitive verb

/ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb//ɪnˌtɹænzətɪv ˈvɜːb/

noun

An action verb which does not take a direct object.

“In the English language, ‘sleep’ is an intransitive verb.”

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Meanings

nounintransitive verb (plural intransitive verbs)

plural intransitive verbs

  1. grammarAn action verb which does not take a direct object.

    In the English language, ‘sleep’ is an intransitive verb.

    1 more example

    “‘Feel’ is an intransitive verb in your sentence and is modified by an adjective.”

    2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 126

    Synonyms: VI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn action verb which does not take a direct object.

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VI

More synonyms by meaning

nouna verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object

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intransitive verb formintransitive
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verb
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intransitive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic فِعْل لَازِم
  • فِعْل لَازِم (fiʕl lāzim)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Bengali অকর্মক ক্রিয়া
  • অকর্মক ক্রিয়া (okormok kriẏa)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Bulgarian непрехо́ден глаго́л
  • непрехо́ден глаго́л (neprehóden glagól)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Catalan verb intransitiu
  • verb intransitiuaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Chinese Cantonese 不及物動詞 /不及物动词
  • 不及物動詞 /不及物动词action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Chinese Mandarin 不及物動詞 /不及物动词, 自動詞 /自动词
  • 不及物動詞 /不及物动词 (bùjíwù dòngcí)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • 自動詞 /自动词 (zìdòngcí)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Danish intransitivt verbum
  • intransitivt verbumaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Dutch onovergankelijk werkwoord
  • onovergankelijk werkwoordaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Esperanto netransitiva verbo
  • netransitiva verboaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Estonian sihitu tegusõna
  • sihitu tegusõnaaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Finnish intransitiivinen verbi, intransitiiviverbi
  • intransitiivinen verbiaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • intransitiiviverbiaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
French verbe intransitif
  • verbe intransitifaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
German Intransitiv, Intransitivum
  • Intransitivaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • Intransitivumaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • intransitives Verbaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Greek αμετάβατο ρήμα
  • αμετάβατο ρήμα (ametávato ríma)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Hebrew פועל עומד
  • פועל עומדaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Hindi अकर्मक क्रिया
  • अकर्मक क्रिया (akarmak kriyā)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Hungarian tárgyatlan ige
  • tárgyatlan igeaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Icelandic áhrifslaus sögn
  • áhrifslaus sögnaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Indonesian kata kerja intransitif
  • kata kerja intransitifaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Irish briathar neamhaistreach
  • briathar neamhaistreachaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Italian verbo intransitivo
  • verbo intransitivoaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Japanese 自動詞
  • 自動詞 (jidōshi)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Korean 자동사
  • 자동사 (jadongsa)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Latin verbum intransitivum
  • verbum intransitivumaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Latvian nepārejošs darbības vārds, intransitīvs verbs
  • nepārejošs darbības vārdsaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • intransitīvs verbsaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Lithuanian negalininkinis veiksmažodis
  • negalininkinis veiksmažodisaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Māori kupumahi poro, tūmahi poro
  • kupumahi poroaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • tūmahi poroaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Polish czasownik nieprzechodni
  • czasownik nieprzechodniaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Portuguese verbo intransitivo
  • verbo intransitivoaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Romanian intranzitiv, verb intranzitiv
  • intranzitivaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • verb intranzitivaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Russian неперехо́дный глаго́л
  • неперехо́дный глаго́л (neperexódnyj glagól)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Spanish verbo intransitivo
  • verbo intransitivoaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Swedish intransitivt verb
  • intransitivt verbaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Tagalog pandiwang katawanin
  • pandiwang katawaninaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Tamil செயப்படுபொருள்குன்றியவினை
  • செயப்படுபொருள்குன்றியவினை (ceyappaṭuporuḷkuṉṟiyaviṉai)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Thai อกรรมกริยา
  • อกรรมกริยา (à-gam-grì-yaa)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Turkish geçişsiz fiil, geçişsiz eylem
  • geçişsiz fiilaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • geçişsiz eylemaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Ukrainian неперехідне́ дієсло́во
  • неперехідне́ дієсло́во (neperexidné dijeslóvo)action verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Vietnamese nội động từ, động từ nội hướng
  • nội động từaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • động từ nội hướngaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
  • tự động từaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Welsh berf gyflawn
  • berf gyflawnaction verb not taking a direct object — see also neuter
Cite this entry
APA

intransitive verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitive%20verb

MLA

“intransitive verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitive%20verb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intransitive verb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransitive%20verb.

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