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Noun

passive voice passive

Definition: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"

Definition: The passive voice of verbs.

Adjective

passive inactive

Definition: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

passive peaceful

Definition: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"

passive

Definition: expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"

Definition: Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.

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