transitive verbs
Actions requiring recipients
Transitive verbs are verbs that take a direct object—they transfer action from a subject to something else: She kicked the ball, He wrote a letter.
The object receives or is affected by the action.
Many verbs work both transitively and intransitively: you can eat dinner or simply eat.
Whether a verb needs an object depends on how it's used in a particular sentence.
Successful contact or strike
Produce change upon
- changeTo make different
- transformChange completely in form
- modifyChange partially
- alterMake a modification
influence · impact · move · transfer · convey · give · send · bring
Verb's immediate recipient
- accusativeCase for direct objects
- patientAble to wait calmly
- valencyAtom's bonding capacity
- subcategorizationClassifying words by complements
complement · clause · predicate · conjugation · tense · aspect · mood · voice
hit
Successful contact or strike
eat · drink · read · write · see · watch · hear · make · build · buy
affect
Produce change upon
alter · influence · impact · move · transfer · convey · give · send · bring · take
direct object
Verb's immediate recipient
- accusativeCase for direct objects
- patientAble to wait calmly
- valencyAtom's bonding capacity
subcategorization · complement · clause · predicate · conjugation · tense · aspect · mood · voice · inflection
perform
Execute or present
- executeCarry out fully
- accomplishComplete successfully
- achieveSucceed through effort
conduct · carry out · undertake · initiate · implement · complete · deliver · fulfill · apply · commit
transitive verbsnouns
Words naming entities
adjectives · adverbs · prepositions · conjunctions · interjections
verb, transit, transition, transitory, transitional, transitioned, transitioning, transitive, intransitive