Intransitive Verb! Learn useful intransitive verb list in English with example sentences and ESL pictures.
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Intransitive Verb Examples
An intransitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like arrive, go, lie, sneeze, sit, die, etc. Second, unlike a transitive verb, it will not have a direct object receiving the action.
Here are some intransitive verb examples:
- It is raining.
- When he finished the race, he barfed.
- Water evaporates when it’s hot.
- He’s been singing all day.
- You’ve grown since I last saw you.
- They run.
- He died.
- She slept.
- It snows.
Intransitive Verb List
Learn list of 100+ intransitive verbs in English.
- Agree
- Appear
- Arrive
- Become
- Belong
- Collapse
- Consist
- Cost
- Cough
- Cry
- Depend
- Die
- Disappear
- Emerge
- Exist
- Explode
- Fade
- Fall
- Fast
- Float
- Fly
- Gallop
- Go
- Grow
- Happen
- Have
- Hiccup / hic-cough
- Inquire
- Jump
- Kneel
- Knock (sound)
- Last (endure)
- Laugh
- Lead
- Lean
- Leap
- Learn
- Left
- Lie (recline or tell an untruth)
- Limp
- Listen
- Live
- Look
- March
- Mourn
- Move
- Occur
- Panic
- Party
- Pause
- Peep
- Pose
- Pounce
- Pout
- Pray
- Preen
- Read
- Recline
- Relax
- Relent
- Remain
- Respond
- Result
- Revolt
- Rise
- Roll
- Run
- Rush
- Sail
- Scream
- Shake
- Shout
- Sigh
- Sit
- Skip
- Sleep
- Slide
- Smell
- Smile
- Snarl
- Sneeze
- Soak
- Spin
- Spit
- Sprint
- Squeak
- Stagger
- Stand
- Stay
- Swim
- Swing
- Twist
- Vanish
- Vomit
- Wade
- Wait
- Wake
- Walk
- Wander
- Wave
- Whirl
- Wiggle
- Work
- Yell
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Useful list of intransitive verbs in English.
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It is very important to remember that many verbs can be both transitive and intransitive (sometimes transitive and then other times intransitive) including many on the lists from this website. Email me if you have questions.
– English Teacher Mike
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hello plse is saw a transitive or intransitive