adverb
- in a manner that does not require or take a direct object; (of a verb) used without a direct object
Usage: grammar term; describes how an intransitive verb functions
Examples
- The verb 'sleep' is used intransitively in the sentence 'She sleeps soundly.'
- In 'The dog ran,' the verb 'ran' functions intransitively.
- Some verbs can be used both transitively and intransitively, but here it is used intransitively.
- The word 'arrive' is typically used intransitively, as in 'We arrived yesterday.'
- When a verb is used intransitively, it does not transfer action to an object.