1610s, from Late Latin intransitivus "not transitive, not passing over" (to another person), Priscian's term, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin transitivus "that may p [..]

An intransitive verb is a verb that does not have a direct object (and often one that by its very nature cannot take such an object at all). See discussion under transitive.

A verb that does not require a direct object.  This includes verbs such as think or sleep as in: she slept on the bed.

(n) a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object(adj) designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object

verb (intransitivt verb): a verb which does not need a direct object in order to form a grammatical sentence. E.g. She has arrived. They were swimming. Intransitive verbs may occur with obligatory and [..]

a word describing a verb that has no direct object

(grammar,of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object. ''The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."'' (ra [..]