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passive
01
accepting what happens or not opposing what other people do or say
Examples
She was being passive during the meeting, allowing others to make all the important decisions.
He was passive in the face of criticism, choosing not to respond or defend himself.
02
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
Examples
In the passive voice, the object of an action becomes the subject of the sentence.
The passive construction ' The cake was baked by Mary' shifts the focus away from who performed the action.
03
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Examples
A resistor is a passive component.
Passive circuits can not amplify signals.
Passive
01
(grammar) the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is affected by the action of the verb, rather than performing it
Examples
" The cake was baked by Mary " is an example of the passive.
Students learned how to form the passive in English.
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impassive
passively
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