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- Dictionarypas·sive/ˈpasiv/
adjective
- 1. accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance: "the women were portrayed as passive victims" Similar Opposite
- 2. denoting or relating to a voice of verbs in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g., they were killed as opposed to he killed them).
noun
- 1. a passive form of a verb.
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a (1) : acted upon by an external agency. (2) : receptive to outside impressions or influences. b (1) : asserting that the grammatical subject of a verb is subjected to or affected by the action represented by that verb. the passive voice.
receiving, enduring, or submitting without resistance: a passive hypnotic subject. Synonyms: docile, submissive. Antonyms: recalcitrant, resistant. Grammar. noting a voice in the inflection of the verb in some languages which is used to indicate that the subject undergoes the action of the verb.
If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them. [disapproval] His passive attitude made things easier for me. Even passive acceptance of the regime was a kind of collaboration. Synonyms: submissive, resigned, compliant, receptive More Synonyms of passive.
not acting to influence or change a situation; allowing other people to be in control: He's very passive in the relationship. Traditionally in many professions women have been confined to more passive roles. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. passive adjective (INCOME) finance & economics specialized.
Passive is the opposite of active. In English class, you might be advised to avoid the passive voice. In chemistry, a passive substance doesn't react. Passive resistance is a way to protest peacefully. When you're passive, you don't participate much and you're not very emotional.
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.
Passive definition: Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return.
1. If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them. [disapproval] [...] 2. A passive activity involves watching, looking at, or listening to things rather than doing things. [...] 3.
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.
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