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Meaning of Transitivity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti

Definitions

  1. The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The property of being transitive.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التعدّدية
Azərbaycanca təsirlilik
Bosanski tranzitivnost транзитивност
Deutsch Transitivität
Ελληνικά επαγωγή μεταβατικότητα
Español transitividad
Suomi transitiivisuus
Français transitivité
Hrvatski tranzitivnost транзитивност
Italiano transitività
日本語 自他
Nederlands overgankelijkheid transitiviteit
Polski przechodniość
Português transitividade
Română tranzitivitate
Русский перехо́дность транзити́вность
Српски tranzitivnost транзитивност
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.
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See also

transitivization transitivizer transitologist transitology Transitorily Transitoriness

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