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- PASSIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
PASSIVE definition: not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling See examples of passive used in a sentence
- Passive - definition of passive by The Free Dictionary
Used to describe a form of verb in which the grammatical subject is the object of the action, for example, the sentence “The government took steps ” in the passive would be Steps were taken by the government ”
- PASSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
'Catrin told me' is an active sentence, and 'I was told by Catrin' is passive In a passive sentence, the subject is the person or thing affected by the action of the verb
- Passives | LearnEnglish
Do you know how to use the passive voice to change the focus of a sentence? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you
- Passive - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
When you're passive, you don't participate much and you're not very emotional In chemistry, passive means to be "unreactive except under special or extreme conditions; inert "
- passive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of passive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them He played a passive role in the relationship She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened
- passive, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word passive, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- passive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(grammar) Being in the passive voice (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one
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