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B2adjective

US/ɪnˈtræn.sə.tɪv/

UK/ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.tɪv/

describing a verb that does not take a direct object

In context

"Sleep" is an intransitive verb, so you cannot say "sleep a book".

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