transitive

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/
Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Making a transit or passage.

2 Definition

Affected by transference of signification.

3 Definition

(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.

Antonyms
intransitive
Example Sentences
  • The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticed a problem".
4 Definition

(of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element x is related to y and y is related to z, then x is necessarily related to z.

Antonyms
intransitive nontransitive
Example Sentences
  • "Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol.
5 Definition

(of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.

6 Definition

(of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other.