пассивный — meaning in English

English meaning

• passive adjective Accepting what happens without acting to change or resist it.

Senses

пассивный is used for these senses in English:

• passive Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
• passive Taking no action.
• passive (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
• passive (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.

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.

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