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What is the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?

Intransitive verbs: subject + verb

If an action concerns only one person or thing, you mention only the person or thing that carries out the action (the subject) and the action itself (the verb). Verbs which describe such actions are called intransitive verbs, e.g.
  •     I waited and waited, but nobody came.
Transitive verbs: subject + verb + object

Transitive verbs involve not only the subject, but also someone or something else, the object:

  •     She has many friends, but (she) admires Victoria most
Some transitive verbs can have two objects, an indirect object followed by a direct object:

  •     She brought me my breakfast in bed on a silver tray..