Transitive/Intransitive Verbs List

Transitive Verbs

Transitive verbs are action verbs that have an object (either a direct object or an indirect object) to receive the action. Here are examples of transitive verbs:

  • Bring
  • Cost
  • Cut
  • Give
  • Make
  • Buy
  • Show
  • Take
  • Teach
  • Tell
  • Send
  • Promised
  • Pass
  • Offer
  • Keep
  • Hand
  • Draw
  • Catch
  • Borrow
  • Sell
  • Read
  • Write
  • Send
  • Open
  • Ask

Intransitive Verbs

Intransitive verbs are action verbs but unlike transitive verbs, they do not have an object receiving the action. Here are examples of intransitive verbs:

  • Arrive
  • Go
  • Laugh
  • Die
  • Fall
  • Sleep
  • Stay
  • Sit
  • Walk
  • Jump
  • Cry
  • Stand
  • Turn
  • Wake
  • Rise
  • Breathe
  • Float
  • Fly
  • Glide
  • Grow
  • Run
  • Swim
  • Vanish
  • Shine
  • Stare