
However, you can congregate something e.g., you can say "The whales are congregating the seals." So, some verbs can be both intransitive and transitive.
( Are congregating is an intransitive verb. The sharks are congregating near the raft.
You cannot soar something e.g., you cannot say "The vulture soared the air."
A vulture soared effortlessly overhead. You cannot faint something e.g., you cannot say "He fainted her.") Remember that an intransitive verb can't have a direct object, so none of the text is in bold. In the examples below, each intransitive verb is shaded. ( Bought is transitive because you can buy something.) They're usually noun phrases, i.e., more than one word.) Note that direct objects aren't usually single words. ( Loves is transitive because you can love something. ( Eats is transitive because you can eat something.) In the examples below, the transitive verb is highlighted and the direct object (i.e., the thing being acted upon) is in bold. Real-life Examples of Intransitive Verbs.