A way of expressing the first law of thermodynamics is that any change in the internal energy (âE) of a system is given by the sum of the heat (q) that flows across its boundaries and the work (w) done on the system by the surroundings: $\Delta E = q + w$.
Adj. 1. transitive-designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning. grammar-the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). intransitive-designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object. Translations.
She gave money to the church. These verbs are called transitive. Verbs that are intransitive do not require objects: The building collapsed.. In English, you cannot tell the difference between a transitive and intransitive verb by its form; you have to see how the verb is functioning within the sentence.