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Results for: "passive"

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Translations:

passive — passive voice (grammar)
→ passivo
passive — not active, but acted upon
→ passivo

More translations:

passive
→ passivo

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (1)

1. 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;
- Example: "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice";
- Example: "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive";
[syn: passive voice, passive]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. lacking in energy or will;
- Example: "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
[syn: passive, inactive]

2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice;
- Example: "passive resistance"
[syn: passive, peaceful]

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