noun
a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
• Syn: ↑intransitive verb form, ↑intransitive
• Hypernyms: ↑verb
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a verb that indicates a complete action without being accompanied by a direct object, as sit or lie, and, in English, that does not form a passive.
[1605-15]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.