在语法学上，及物动词是需要支配一个直接主词和一个或一个以上宾语的动词。此与不搭配宾语的不及物动词相对。

• 小明吃了面包(在此「面包」是「吃了」这个动词的直接宾语)
• 小红给了小强一个汽车模型(在此「一个汽车模型」是直接宾语；「小强」则是「给了」这个动词的间接宾语)
• 有人将我的钱包给偷了(在此「我的钱包」是「偷了」这个动词的直接受词)

A transitive verb is a verb that takes one or more objects. This contrasts with intransitive verbs, which do not have objects. Transitivity is traditionally thought of as a global property of a clause, by which activity is transferred from an agent to a patient.