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| accusative |
denoting, relating to, or in a grammatical case that usu. marks direct objects of verbs or objects of prepositions; objective. [1/3 definitions] |
| dative |
denoting, relating to, or in a grammatical case that usu. marks indirect objects. [1/2 definitions] |
| intransitive |
in grammar, indicating a verb that does not take a direct object, such as "sit". [1/2 definitions] |
| intransitive verb |
a verb that is not followed by a direct object. In the sentence, "I ran for an hour," "ran" is an intransitive verb. |
| myself |
used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition. [1/3 definitions] |
| objective complement |
in grammar, a word or word group used in the predicate of a sentence to modify the direct object, such as "a fool" in "I called her a fool". |
| tr. |
abbreviation of "transitive," in grammar, indicating a verb that takes a direct object. |
| transitive |
in grammar, indicating a verb that takes a direct object, such as "get". [1/3 definitions] |
| transitive verb |
a verb that is followed by a stated direct object. In the sentence, "I teach math," the word "teach" is a transitive verb and "math" is the direct object. |
| us |
the speaker and another or others; the objective case of "we," used as a direct or indirect object of a verb or as an object of a preposition. |
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