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transitive (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Relating to a grammatical construction in which the action of a verb passes to a direct object: Shirley noticed (verb) a problem (direct object) has resulted from the heavy rain.

In the sentences, "I like apple pie" and "She makes dresses," the verbs "like" and "makes" are transitive while "pie" and "dresses" are direct objects.

2. A reference to the process or a period during which something changes from one condition to another one: Students in Jim's school made a transition from one subject to another one each day.
This entry is located in the following units: itiner-, it-, -it (page 4) trans-, tran-, tra- (page 12)