How to Pronounce "intransitive"
word
ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv
in-TRAN-suh-tiv
ɪntɹˈænsɪtˌɪv
in-tran-SIT-iv
Definition
Describes a verb that does not take a direct object; the action stays with the subject and does not affect anything else.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv
British English
ɪntɹˈænsɪtˌɪv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-TRAN-suh-tiv
UK
in-tran-SIT-iv
Listen in Context
'Arrive' is an intransitive verb.
An intransitive verb does not need an object.
'Sleep' is another example of an intransitive verb.
Not all verbs are intransitive—some need an object.