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ditransitive verb

Noun

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'give' requires both a gift and a receiver, as in 'give the dog a bone'. Neither 'give the dog' nor 'give a bone' are grammatically complete.


ditransitive verb (plural ditransitive verbs)

(grammar) A verb that requires (in the unmarked form) both a direct object and an indirect object so as to be grammatical.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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