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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"
- 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.
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.
1. 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.
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.
If you describe someone as passive, you mean they do not take action but instead let things happen to them.
PASSIVE meaning: 1 : used to describe someone who allows things to happen or who accepts what other people do or decide without trying to change anything; 2 : showing that the subject of a sentence is acted on or affected by the verb.
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.
If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them.
A passive verb or sentence is one in which the subject does not do or cause the action but is affected by it. For example 'He was released from prison.' is a passive sentence.
