Passiv — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bottom noun The lowest part of something.
- passive adjective Accepting what happens without acting to change or resist it.
- refractory adj Stubborn and difficult to control, refusing to do what is wanted.
- secondhand adjective Previously owned by someone else; not new.
Senses
Passiv is used for these senses in English:
- bottom (countable, broadly, by extension) A submissive partner in a sexual relationship.
- 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.
- passively In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.
- refractory (biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
- secondhand (figurative) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
bottom — full definition
- noun The lowest part of something.
- noun A person's buttocks.
- verb To reach the lowest point possible, especially in "bottom out."
- adj Lowest in position, rank, or order.
passive — full definition
- adjective Accepting what happens without acting to change or resist it.
- adjective Describing a grammatical construction where the subject receives the action rather than performing it.
- adjective Not requiring active input or power; not actively generating energy.
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