passive
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of PASSIVE
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[more passive; most passive]
— used to describe someone who allows things to happen or who accepts what other people do or decide without trying to change anything
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His passive acceptance of the decision surprised us.
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In her books, women are often portrayed in passive roles.
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grammar
a
of a verb or voice
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showing that the subject of a sentence is acted on or affected by the verb
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compare active
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“Hits” in “She hits the ball” is active, while “hit” in “The ball was hit” is passive.
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In “He was hit by the ball,” “hit” is a passive verb.
◊ The passive voice is a way of writing or speaking that uses passive verbs.
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The sentence “The house was destroyed by the tornado” is written in the passive voice.
b
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containing a passive verb form
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a passive sentence
— passively
adverb-
He waited passively for me to decide.
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She was angered by the passivity of her coworkers.
