English Explanatory Dictionary

ergative verb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use.

Word forms

ergative verb ergative verbs

Synonyms

labile verb
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