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Ambitransitive

Ambitransitive meaning

Able to be used transitively or intransitively without requiring morphological change.

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Ambitransitivity main In many languages, there are "ambitransitive" verbs, which can be either transitive or intransitive.

For example, English play is ambitransitive (both intransitive and transitive), since it is grammatical to say His son plays, and it is also grammatical to say His son plays guitar.