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Definition of Ditransitive
1. Adjective. (linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both an object and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ditransitive
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ditransitive
Literary usage of Ditransitive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Native Writings in Massachusett by Ives Goddard, Kathleen Joan Bragdon (1988)
"Double-object (ditransitive) verbs, referred to as TA-K) ("TA plus 0"), have
inflectional reference to both objects in ..."
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