Set theory : An example of a transitivity relation.FromLatin trānsitīvus trānsitus trāns ( “ across ” ) +itus eō ( “ to go ” ) .
transitive (notcomparable )
Making atransit 1841-1843 Ralph Waldo Emerson ,The Poet :For all symbols are fluxional; all language is vehicular andtransitive
Affected bytransference 1843 John Stuart Mill ,A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive :By far the greater part of thetransitive or derivative applications of words depend on casual and unaccountable caprices of the feelings or the fancy.
( grammar , of a verb) direct object Antonym: intransitive The English verb "to notice" is atransitive verb, because we say things like "She noticeda problem ".
1908 G. K. Chesterton ,Orthodoxy :Men have tried to turn "revolutionise" from atransitive to an intransitive verb.
( set theory , of arelation on aset ) a is related tob andb is related toc , thena is necessarily related toc .Antonyms: intransitive nontransitive "Is an ancestor of" is atransitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol.
( algebra , of agroup action ) two elements of theacted -uponset , some group elementmaps the first to the second.( graph theory , of agraph ) vertices there exists anautomorphism which maps one to the other.( probability ) dice : not having theintransitive property.making a transit or passage
affected by transference of signification
grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects
set theory, of a relation on a set
transitive (plural transitives
( grammar ) 2011 The Syntax of Romanian: Comparative Studies in Romance , page136 :This means that subcategorization properties do not allow us to distinguish betweentransitives and intransitives (both types of verbs are allowed, but not obliged, to take a direct object).
transitive
feminine singular oftransitif transitive
inflection oftransitiv strong / mixed nominative / accusative feminine singular strong nominative / accusative plural weak nominative all-gendersingular weak accusative feminine / neuter singular IPA (key ) : /tran.siˈti.ve/ ,/tran.ziˈti.ve/ Rhymes:-ive Hyphenation:tran‧si‧tì‧ve transitive f pl
feminine plural oftransitivo trānsitīve
vocative masculine singular oftrānsitīvus 
