transitive

Meanings

• Verb

  A transitive verb is one that expresses or implies a relation between its subject and object.

  - "The dog bites the ball."
  - "She sings a song."
  - "He reads a book."

• Noun

  In mathematics, a transitive relation is a relation that, if it holds between any two objects a and b, and also between b and c, then it also holds between a and c.

  - "The relation 'greater than' is transitive."
  - "In a transitive group, if a * b = c, then a * c = b."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

intransitive , intransitive , nontransitive

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with transitive
transmute , mute , cute

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Variants

List of all variants of transitive that leads to same result
transitive , transitively , transitiveness , transitivenesses , transitivities , transitivity

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Forms

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transitive verb, transitive relation

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'transire' meaning 'to go across' or 'to pass over'. In grammar, 'transitive' refers to a verb that takes a direct object.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of 'transitive' in English was in the 15th century.

2. In the context of mathematics, a transitive set is a set that is closed under the given relation.

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Related Concepts

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1. Intransitive verb: An intransitive verb is a verb that does not take a direct object.

2. Reflexive verb: A reflexive verb is a verb that causes the subject to act upon itself.

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Culture

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Transitive verbs are a fundamental concept in linguistics and are used extensively in literature and everyday language.

How to Memorize "transitive"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a verb 'to give'. In the sentence 'John gives a book to Mary', 'gives' is a transitive verb because it has a direct object 'a book'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the concept of a verb 'acting on' an object with the term 'transitive'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Transitive verbs take a direct object' to help remember the definition.

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