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Passive
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passive
adj.
submissive, unresisting, compliant, docile; indifferent, apathetic
n.
(Grammar) verb form used to show that the subject is being acted upon (rather than performing an action)
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Passive
Passive may refer to:
- "Passive" (song), by A Perfect Circle
- Passive voice, a grammatical voice common in many languages
- Passive house, a standard for energy efficiency in buildings
- Passive psi, psychic abilities involving cognition
- Passive language, a language from which an interpreter works
- Passivity (engineering) a property of engineering systems, particularly in analog electronics and control systems
- Passivity (behavior), the condition of submitting to the influence of one's superior or superiors
- Passive–aggressive behavior, resistance to following through with expectations in interpersonal or occupational situations
- Passivation, process of making a material "passive" in relation to another material prior to using the materials together
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passive
Noun
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; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
(synonym) passive voice
(hypernym) voice
Adjective
1. lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
(synonym) inactive
(antonym) active
(similar) hands-off
(attribute) passivity, passiveness
2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
(synonym) peaceful
(similar) nonviolent
3. expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
(antonym) active
(classification) grammar
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Passiv (das)
n.
(Grammar) passive, verb form used to show that the subject is being acted upon (rather than performing an action)
passiv
adj.
passive, submissive, unresisting, docile, apathetic, unemotional, inert, sluggish, neutral
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passif
adj.
passive, compliant, indifferent, apathetic
