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passive
[pas-iv]
adjective
not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
Antonyms:not participating readily or actively; inactive.
a passive member of a committee.
Antonyms:not involving visible reaction or active participation.
to play a passive role.
Antonyms:inert or quiescent.
influenced, acted upon, or affected by some external force, cause, or agency; being the object of action rather than causing action (active ).
receiving or characterized by the reception of impressions or influences from external sources.
produced or caused by an external agency.
receiving, enduring, or submitting without resistance.
a passive hypnotic subject.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,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. Latin ǰٳܰ, “he, she, or it is carried,” is in the passive voice.
noting or pertaining to a construction similar to this in meaning, as English He is carried (active ).
Chemistry.inactive, especially under conditions in which chemical activity is to be expected.
Metallurgy.(of a metal) treated so as to impart impassivity.
Medicine/Medical.of or relating to certain unhealthy but dormant conditions; inactive, as opposed to active or spontaneous.
Telecommunications.designed to relay signals without electronic devices.
a passive communications satellite.
(of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat without the aid of machinery.
noun
the passive voice.
a passive form or construction.
passive
/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
not active or not participating perceptibly in an activity, organization, etc
unresisting and receptive to external forces; submissive
not working or operating
affected or acted upon by an external object or force
grammar denoting a voice of verbs in sentences in which the grammatical subject is not the logical subject but rather the recipient of the action described by the verb, as was broken in the sentence The glass was broken by a boy Compare active
chem (of a substance, esp a metal) apparently chemically unreactive, usually as a result of the formation of a thin protective layer that prevents further reaction
electronics telecomm
containing no source of power and therefore capable only of attenuating a signal
a passive network
not capable of amplifying a signal or controlling a function
a passive communications satellite
finance (of a bond, share, debt, etc) yielding no interest
noun
grammar
the passive voice
a passive verb
Other 51Թ Forms
- passively adverb
- quasi-passive adjective
- semipassive adjective
- semipassiveness noun
- unpassive adjective
- ˈ貹 adverb
- 貹ˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of passive1
Example Sentences
"I think there's a misconception of it being very passive in possession for possession's sake," he told BBC Scotland.
It’s been striking to see how passive the party was in the face of this year’s onslaught, and how passive so much of it continues to be.
If the appeal is in controlling a character as they move through a story, where is the value in a more passive version of the story retracing the same steps without much deviation?
But serieswatchers are a passive audience and that left the show with a lot of options to tackle and/or leave out.
Dr Shin said the state was not a passive observer- it actively shaped adoption policy, setting annual quotas for overseas placements and even on occasion halted some adoptions.
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