Transitive
Transitive noun - A verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical.
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Synonyms for Transitive
Verb and transitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Verb" instead a noun "Transitive".
Verb
Verb noun - A content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence.
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Synonyms for Verb
Transitive and verb are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Transitive" with "Verb", this nouns are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Buford: I am to metaphor cheese as metaphor cheese is to transitive-verb crackers!
Source: Sidetracked by the Analogy - I am to metaphor-cheese as metaphor-cheese is to transitive-verb crackers.
Source: A Rare Sentence -
There is no language in the world that forms the transitive past by adding the past tense morpheme to the noun form of the verb—however, in English, the present transitive and the verbal noun happen look the same, which is where the confusion arises.
Source: Con Lang
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