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transitive vs doubly transitive verb

doubly transitive verb vs transitive

transitive and doubly transitive verb both are nouns.

transitive is an adjective but doubly transitive verb is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transitive Yes Yes No No
doubly transitive verb Yes No No No
As nouns, doubly transitive verb is a hyponym of transitive; that is, doubly transitive verb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transitive:
  • transitive: a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
  • doubly transitive verb: a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
Other hyponyms of transitive include doubly transitive verb form.
transitive (noun) doubly transitive verb (noun)
a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
transitive (adjective) doubly transitive verb (adjective)
designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning
Difference between transitive and doubly transitive verb

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