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   passive

   /ˈpasɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance: "the women were portrayed as passive victims" Similar submissiveacquiescentunresistingyieldingunassertivenon-resistantcompliantcomplaisantpliantresignedobedientdociletractablemalleablepliablemeeksubdueddeferentialforbearinglong-sufferingpatientlamblikenon-violentsupinenon-aggressivearchaic:resistlessOpposite activeassertive
   • 2. denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. they were killed as opposed to the active form he killed them).
   • 3. (of a circuit or device) containing no source of electromotive force: "a passive optical network is to be installed in 2000 homes"
   • ▪ (of radar or a satellite) receiving or reflecting radiation from a transmitter or target rather than generating its own signal: "passive sensors detect the emissions from enemy radar"
   • ▪ (of a heating system) making use of incident sunlight as an energy source: "bananas can be grown at the highest altitude using passive solar heating alone"
   • 4. (of a metal) made unreactive by a thin inert surface layer of oxide.

   noun

   • 1. a passive form of a verb.
   • ▪ the passive voice.

   Word Origin late Middle English(in passive (sense 2 of the adjective), also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati.

   Derivatives

   • 1. passiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPASSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PASSIVE definition: 1. The passive form of a verb is being used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PASSIVE is acted upon by an external agency. How to use passive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Passive.

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   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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPASSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   In grammar, the passive or the passive voice is formed using 'be' and the past participle of a verb. The subject of a passive clause does not perform the action expressed by the verb but is affected by it. For example, in 'She's been injured', the verb is in the passive. Compare active.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › passivePassive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. 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 ”. synonyms: passive voice. see more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › passivePassive - definition of passive by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return: the mind viewed as a passive receptacle for sensory experience. 2. Accepting or submitting without objection or resistance; submissive: a passive acceptance of one's fate. 3.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpassive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   adjective. /ˈpæsɪv/ accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them. He played a passive role in the relationship. a passive observer of events. She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.