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Transitive verb Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix trans-

Transitive verb has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

2

A cry associated with pirates and seafaring, originally a repetitive chant intended to synchronize workers performing some collective physical labour, such as hauling on a rope.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
verb
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
doubly transitive verb
Rhyming Words
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