passive implies immobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberate submissiveness or self-control.

PASSIVE definition: not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling. See examples of passive used in a sentence.

'Catrin told me' is an active sentence, and 'I was told by Catrin' is passive. In a passive sentence, the subject is the person or thing affected by the action of the verb.

Used to describe a form of verb in which the grammatical subject is the object of the action, for example, the sentence “The government took steps.” in the passive would be Steps were taken by the …

Passive definition: Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return.

Choosing Passive Voice While active voice helps to create clear and direct sentences, sometimes writers find using an indirect expression is rhetorically effective in a given situation, so they choose …

Grammar (opposed to active) of, relating to, or being a voice, verb form, or construction that expresses an action that is done to rather than by the subject: In a passive sentence, the subject undergoes the …

Mar 17, 2026 · (grammar) Being in the passive voice. (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.

Passive is a state or condition in which action or influence is not exerted or an effect is not initiated. It often refers to the acceptance or allowance of what happens or what others do, without active …

Definition of passive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.