transitive

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noun

a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

adjective

designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning

Transitive in a sentence

The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticed a problem".

"Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol.

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