passive, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford
There are 26 meanings listed in OED''s entry for the word passive, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ''Meaning & use'' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
There are 26 meanings listed in OED''s entry for the word passive, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ''Meaning & use'' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
passive implies immobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberate submissiveness or self-control.
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.
''Catrin told me'' is an active sentence, and ''I was told by Catrin'' is passive. In a passive sentence, the subject is the person or thing affected by the action of the verb.
The passive voice is a way of writing or speaking that uses passive verbs. The sentence "The house was destroyed by the tornado" is written in the passive voice.
If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them.
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