passive - Meaning in Sanskrit

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passive - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of passive in English

passive adjective

1. lacking in energy or will

   Synonyms

   inactive

   Example

   • "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"
2. expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

   Example

   • "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
3. peacefully resistant in response to injustice

   Synonyms

   peaceful

   Example

   • "passive resistance"

passive noun

1. 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

   Synonyms

   passive voice

   Examples

   • "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"
   • "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"

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