transitive vs verb
verb vs transitivetransitive and verb both are nouns.
transitive is an adjective but verb is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| transitive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| verb | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
verb is a hypernym of
transitive; that is, verb is a
word with a broader meaning than transitive:
- transitive: a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
- verb: the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
| transitive (noun) | verb (noun) |
|---|---|
| a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical | a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence |
| the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence |
| transitive (adjective) | verb (adjective) |
|---|---|
| designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning |
Words related to "transitive"
Words related to "verb"
- auxiliary verb
- conjugation
- content word
- copula
- copulative
- frequentative
- imperative
- imperative verb
- infinitive
- intransitive
- intransitive verb
- intransitive verb form
- linking verb
- major form class
- open-class word
- participial
- participle
- perfective verb
- performative verb
- phrasal verb
- reflexive verb
- transitive
- transitive verb
- transitive verb form
- verb
- verbal
- verbify
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