What is Intransitive Verb? Definition and Examples

What is Intransitive Verb? Definition and Examples

A verb can be described as transitive or intransitive based on whether it requires an object to express a complete thought or not. Intransitive verbs used in a causative sense are called transitive verbs. An intransitive verb will make sense without one.

Intransitive verbs list;

• act
• adapt
• crawl
• dance
• erupt
• escape
• expand
• explode
• fade
• fall
• fast
• float
• fly
• gallop
• grow
• jump
• kneel
• lead
• lean
• leap
• learn
• left
• limp
• listen
• March
• mourn

• move
• panic
• party
• pause
• peep
• pose
• pounce
• pout
• pray
• preen
• read
• recline
• relax
• relent
• rise
• roll
• run
• rush
• sail
• scream
• shake
• shout
• sigh
• sit
• skip
• slide
• smell
• snarl
• soak
• spin
• spit
• sprint
• squeak
• stagger
• stand
• swim
• Swing
• twist
• wade
• walk
• wander
• wave
• whirl
• wiggle
• work
• yell