亚洲网紅露点

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transitive

[ tran-si-tiv, -zi- ]

adjective

  1. Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
  2. characterized by or involving transition; transitional; intermediate.
  3. passing over to or affecting something else; transeunt.
  4. Mathematics. noting a relation in which one element in relation to a second element and the second in relation to a third element implies the first element is in relation to the third element, as the relation 鈥渓ess than or equal to.鈥


noun

  1. Grammar. a transitive verb.

transitive

/ 藞迟谤忙苍蝉瑟迟瑟惫 /

adjective

  1. grammar
    1. denoting an occurrence of a verb when it requires a direct object or denoting a verb that customarily requires a direct object

      ``to find'' is a transitive verb

    2. ( as noun )

      these verbs are transitives

  2. grammar denoting an adjective, such as fond , or a noun, such as husband , that requires a noun phrase and cannot be used without some implicit or explicit reference to such a noun phrase
  3. logic maths having the property that if one object bears a relationship to a second object that also bears the same relationship to a third object, then the first object bears this relationship to the third object

    mathematical equality is transitive, since if x = y and y = z then x = z

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

transitive

  1. Of or relating to a mathematical or logical relation between three elements such that if the relation holds between the first and second elements and between the second and third elements, it necessarily holds between the first and third elements. The relation of being greater than in mathematics is transitive, since if a > b and b > c, then a > c.
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Derived Forms

  • 藢迟谤补苍蝉颈藞迟颈惫颈迟测, noun
  • 藞迟谤补苍蝉颈迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 迟谤补苍顎却颈路迟颈惫顎僫路迟测 noun
  • 苍辞苍路迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别 adjective noun
  • non路迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • non路迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • un路迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • un路迟谤补苍顎僺颈路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of transitive1

First recorded in 1550鈥60; from Late Latin 迟谤腻苍蝉颈迟墨惫耻蝉, equivalent to Latin 迟谤腻苍蝉颈迟(耻蝉) ( transition ) + -墨惫耻蝉 -ive
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of transitive1

C16: from Late Latin 迟谤补苍蝉颈迟墨惫耻蝉 from Latin transitus a going over; see transient
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Example Sentences

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That鈥檚 a valid deduction because the relation 鈥渋s older than鈥 obeys the transitive property.

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Missing hyphens or incorrect capitalization, ambiguities about singular and plural nouns or transitive and intransitive verbs 鈥 no question is too insignificant.

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Missing hyphens or incorrect capitalization, ambiguities about singular and plural nouns or transitive and intransitive verbs - no question is too insignificant.

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This demonstrates the fundamental difference between a talk-variety show where the title delineates the host by using a preposition, "with," instead of a transitive verb, i.e, "starring."

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But Battlefield bowed out to Colonial Forge, and Patriot settled for revenge via transitive property.

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