Transitive

Synonyms of transitive

• direct
• active
• causative

Antonyms of transitive

• passive
• intransitive

Collocations of transitive

transitive verb

Frequency: 80 %

In the sentence 'She ate an apple', 'ate' is a transitive verb.

transitive property

Frequency: 65 %

In mathematics, the transitive property states that if a = b and b = c, then a = c.

transitive relation

Frequency: 45 %

In graph theory, a transitive relation is one where if (a, b) and (b, c) are in the relation, then (a, c) is also in the relation.

transitive inference

Frequency: 30 %

Transitive inference is the ability to deduce a relationship between two items by knowing the relationships between each of the items and a third item.

Idiomatic Expressions for transitive

• Phrase: transitive verb
  Meaning: a verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning
  Usage: In the sentence 'She ate an apple,' 'ate' is a transitive verb because it requires the direct object 'apple' to complete the action.