pa
ssive
Comparative
more passive
Superlative
most passive
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accepting what happens or not opposing what other people do or say
- She was being passive during the meeting, allowing others to make all the important decisions.
- He was passive in the face of criticism, choosing not to respond or defend himself.
- He has always been passive about his friend's decisions, never offering any resistance.
- I had been passive about the situation until it became impossible to ignore.
- They are passive observers, rarely taking part in discussions or debates.
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(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
- In the passive voice, the object of an action becomes the subject of the sentence.
- The passive construction 'The cake was baked by Mary' shifts the focus away from who performed the action.
- Understanding when to use passive voice is important for varying sentence structure in academic writing.
- She preferred to use passive constructions in her writing to emphasize the action rather than the subject.
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(of a circuit or device) not generating energy and lacking an internal source of electromotive force
- A resistor is a passive component.
- Passive circuits cannot amplify signals.
- The device is entirely passive and requires external power.
- Capacitors and inductors are passive elements.
- Passive filters shape signals without adding energy.
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