DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
passive
/'pæsɪv/ · pæsɪv
Passive has 2 syllables: pas · sive.
pas
01
sive
02
adjective. Lacking in energy or will.
adjective. Peacefully resistant in response to injustice.
noun. The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb.
adjective. Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb.
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