An accusative verb is a verb that can be used transitively or intransitively, with the subject of the transitive verb becoming the argument of the intransitive verb. Some examples in English are "murder", "see", "love".
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Accusative — Ac*cu sa*tive, a. [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2), fr. accusare. See {Accuse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Producing accusations; accusatory. This hath been a very accusative age. Sir E. Dering. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Applied to the case (as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accusative — is a grammatical term denoting a noun or pronoun that is governed by a verb or preposition, e.g. house in Then we saw the house and They stood in front of the house. In English it is only certain pronouns that change their form in the accusative… … Modern English usage
accusative — [ə kyo͞o′zə tiv] adj. [ME acusatif < L accusativus < accusare, ACCUSE: L mistransl. (by PRISCIAN) of Gr grammatical term correctly rendered causativus, causative: the goal or end point of an action was orig. considered to be its cause] 1.… … English World dictionary
Accusative case — The accusative case (abbreviated acc) of a noun is the grammatical case used to mark the direct object of a transitive verb. The same case is used in many languages for the objects of (some or all) prepositions. It is a noun that is having… … Wikipedia
Accusative and infinitive — In grammar, accusative and infinitive is the name for a syntactic construction of Latin and Greek, also found in various forms in other languages such as English and Spanish. In this construction, the subject of a subordinate clause is put in the … Wikipedia
accusative absolute — noun 1. : a construction in German consisting of a noun in the accusative case joined with a predicate that does not include a finite verb and usually capable of being construed as the modifier of the principal verb in its sentence (as den hut in … Useful english dictionary
accusative — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French acusatif, from Latin accusativus, from accusatus, past participle of accusare Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Accusative absolute — The accusative absolute is a grammatical construction found in some languages. In ancient Greek, the accusative case is used adverbially with participles of impersonal verbs. It is similar in usage to the genitive absolute. [Balme, Maurice and… … Wikipedia
accusative — accusatively, adv. /euh kyooh zeuh tiv/, adj. 1. Gram. a. (in certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, or Russian) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. b.… … Universalium
accusative — [[t]əkju͟ːzətɪv[/t]] N SING: the N In the grammar of some languages, the accusative, or the accusative case, is the case used for a noun when it is the direct object of a verb, or the object of some prepositions. In English, only the pronouns me … English dictionary
