passief — meaning in English

English meaning

• passive adjective Accepting what happens without acting to change or resist it.
• supine adjective Lying flat on the back with the face turned upward.

Senses

passief is used for these senses in English:

• passive (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
• passive (grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
• passive voice (grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
• supine (figuratively) Reluctant to take action due to indifference or moral weakness; apathetic or passive towards something.

passive — full definition

1. adjective Accepting what happens without acting to change or resist it.
2. adjective Describing a grammatical construction where the subject receives the action rather than performing it.
3. adjective Not requiring active input or power; not actively generating energy.

supine — full definition

1. adjective Lying flat on the back with the face turned upward.
2. adjective Failing to act or resist when action is called for; passively accepting whatever happens.
3. noun In Latin grammar, a verbal noun formed from the past participle stem, used in a small number of fixed constructions.

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