intransitive verb

US /ɪnˌtrænzɪtɪv ˈvɜrb/
UK /ɪnˌtrænzɪtɪv ˈvɜrb/
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A verb that does not take a direct object.

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The baby slept soundly.
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Birds fly.
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transitive verb
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intransitiveverbauxiliary verbimperative verbtransitive verbphrasal verb