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Of a class of verbs which take both an object and an indirect object. An example is give, which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object).
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ditransitive — A ditransitive verb is one that appears to have two objects, as in He gave the baby a bottle (= He gave a bottle to the baby, with to suppressed) and They envied him his good fortune. Suppression of a preposition is less obvious when pronouns are … Modern English usage
ditransitive — adjective technical a ditransitive verb has an indirect object and a direct object . Give in the sentence Give me the book. is ditransitive compare intransitive, transitive ditransitive noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ditransitive — adjective Date: 1972 able to take both a direct and an indirect object < a ditransitive verb > • ditransitive noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
ditransitive — di|tran|si|tive [ˌdaıˈtrænsıtıv, zı ] adj a ditransitive verb has an ↑indirect object and a ↑direct object. Give in the sentence Give me the book is ditransitive. →↑intransitive, transitive ↑transitive … Dictionary of contemporary English
ditransitive — UK [daɪˈtrænsətɪv] / US adjective linguistics a ditransitive verb has both a direct object and an indirect object. In the sentence Pour him some tea , pour is ditransitive … English dictionary
ditransitive — di·tran·si·tive (dī trănʹsĭ tĭv, zĭ ) adj. Of or relating to a verb that takes or can take two objects, as begrudge in I don t begrudge you your good luck, or find in She found him a job. n. A ditransitive verb. di·tran si·tivʹi·ty n. * * * … Universalium
ditransitive — ¦dī¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective ( s) Etymology: di + transitive of a verb : able to take both a direct and an indirect object • ditransitive noun … Useful english dictionary
Ditransitive verb — In grammar, a ditransitive verb is a verb which takes a subject and two objects which refer to a recipient and a theme. According to certain linguistics considerations, these objects may be called direct and indirect, or primary and secondary.… … Wikipedia
ditransitive — [dʌɪ transɪtɪv, trα: , nz ] adjective Grammar denoting a verb that takes two objects, for example give as in I gave her the book … English new terms dictionary
ditransitive — di·transitive … English syllables
