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● transitif, transitive adjectif (bas latin transitivus, du latin classique transitum, de transire, aller au-delà) Se dit d'un verbe qui est construit avec un complément d'objet direct (transitif direct : « il mange une pomme ») ou un complément d'objet indirect (transitif indirect : « il obéit à ses instincts »). Se dit d'une forme, d'un emploi, d'une construction caractéristiques d'un verbe transitif. Se dit d'une action dont la cause est extérieure à l'agent. ● transitif, transitive (citations) adjectif (bas latin transitivus, du latin classique transitum, de transire, aller au-delà) Francis Ponge Montpellier 1899-Le Bar-sur-Loup 1988 Notre âme est transitive. Il lui faut un objet, qui l'affecte, comme son complément direct, aussitôt. Nouveau Recueil Gallimard ● transitif, transitive (expressions) adjectif (bas latin transitivus, du latin classique transitum, de transire, aller au-delà) Cause transitive, selon Spinoza, cause qui agit hors d'elle-même, par opposition à la cause immanente. Relation transitive, relation binaire qui, si elle est vérifiée pour les éléments a et b, ainsi que pour b et c, l'est aussi pour a et c.
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Transitive — Tran si*tive, a. [L. transitivus: cf. F. transitif. See {Transient}.] 1. Having the power of making a transit, or passage. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Effected by transference of signification. [1913 Webster] By far the greater part of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive — [tran′sə tiv, tran′zətiv] adj. [LL transitivus < L transitus: see TRANSIT] 1. Rare of, showing, or characterized by transition; transitional 2. Gram. expressing an action thought of as passing over to and having an effect on some person or… … English World dictionary
transitive — (adj.) taking a direct object (of verbs), 1570s (implied in transitively), from L.L. transitivus (Priscian) transitive, lit. that may pass over (to another person), from transire go or cross over (see TRANSIENT (Cf. transient)) … Etymology dictionary
transitive — index temporary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
transitive — ► ADJECTIVE Grammar ▪ (of a verb) able to take a direct object, e.g. saw in he saw the donkey. The opposite of INTRANSITIVE(Cf. ↑intransitivity). DERIVATIVES transitively adverb transitivity noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «transitory»: from … English terms dictionary
transitive — adjective Etymology: Late Latin transitivus, from Latin transitus, past participle of transire Date: 1590 1. characterized by having or containing a direct object < a transitive verb > < a transitive construction > 2. being or relating to a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
transitive — transitively, adv. transitiveness, transitivity, n. /tran si tiv, zi /, adj. 1. Gram. having the nature of a transitive verb. 2. characterized by or involving transition; transitional; intermediate. 3. passing over to or affecting something else; … Universalium
transitive — adjective a) Making a transit or passage. , For all symbols are fluxional; all language is vehicular and transitive, and is good, as ferries and horses are, for conveyance, not as farms and houses are, for homestead. , The Poet b) Affected by… … Wiktionary
transitive — tran|si|tive [ˈtrænsıtıv, zı ] adj technical [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: transitivus, from Latin transire; TRANSIENT1] a transitive verb must have an object, for example the verb break in the sentence I broke the cup . Transitive… … Dictionary of contemporary English
transitive — adjective technical a transitive verb must have an object, for example the verb break in the sentence I broke the cup compare ditransitive, intransitive transitive noun (C) transitively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English