Definitions

1. adjective

relating to or designating a verb that takes a direct object, the object receiving the action of the verb

“The verb ‘to give’ is transitive, requiring an object like ‘her the book’.”

2. noun

a verb that takes a direct object

“The transitive verbs in the sentence are ‘eat’ and ‘write’.”

3. noun

a relation that is transitive

“The transitive relation between the set of people and their friends exists if person A is a friend of person B, and person B is a friend of person C.”

4. noun

a logic operator that is transitive

“The transitive operator ‘if A then B, and if B then C’ implies that A leads to C.”