intransitive /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/adjective 3noun 1forms 1 adjective3 •Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often." •Of a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice and intransitive game. •(rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. — 1664 noun1 •An intransitive verb.This means that subcategorization properties do not allow us to distinguish between transitives and intransitives (both types of verbs are allowed, but not obliged, to take a direct object). — 2011 formsintransitives
