Meaning of Transitivity | Babel Free
ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪtiDefinitions
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The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects. countable, uncountable
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The property of being transitive. countable, uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
التعدّدية
Azərbaycanca
təsirlilik
Deutsch
Transitivität
Español
transitividad
Suomi
transitiivisuus
Français
transitivité
Italiano
transitività
日本語
自他
Polski
przechodniość
Português
transitividade
Română
tranzitivitate
Svenska
transitivitet
Examples
“There are 3 cardinal degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.”
“The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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