TRANSITIVE
- taking a direct object [adj TRANSITIVELY] / a verb taking a direct object [n -S]
- (of a verb or a sense or use of a verb) Able to take a direct object (expressed or implied), e.g., saw in he saw the donkey
- (of a relation) Such that, if it applies between successive members of a sequence, it must also apply between any two members taken in order. For instance, if A is larger than B, and B is larger than C, then A is larger than C