From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintransitivein‧tran‧si‧tive /ɪnˈtrænsətɪv/ adjective technical SLGan intransitive verb has a subject but no object. For example, in the sentence ‘They arrived, ’ ‘arrived’ is intransitive. Intransitive verbs are marked [I] in this dictionary. OPP transitive —intransitively adverb
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intransitive• The relation of dominance of a hierarchy can equally well be transitive or intransitive.• Similarly, transitive verbs contrast directly with intransitive verbs, but only indirectly with adjectives. 