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DOUBLY TRANSITIVE VERB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doubly transitive verb mean? 

DOUBLY TRANSITIVE VERB (noun)
  The noun DOUBLY TRANSITIVE VERB has 1 sense:

1. a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect objectplay

  Familiarity information: DOUBLY TRANSITIVE VERB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOUBLY TRANSITIVE VERB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

doubly transitive verb; doubly transitive verb form

Hypernyms ("doubly transitive verb" is a kind of...):

transitive; transitive verb; transitive verb form (a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical)


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