Passivum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- passive adjective Accepting what happens without acting to change or resist it.
Senses
Passivum is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
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.