adjective
- accepting or allowing what happens without active response or resistance
- not participating actively; remaining uninvolved
- relating to a verb form that shows the subject receiving the action rather than performing it
Usage: grammar
noun
- the passive voice in grammar
Usage: grammar
Examples
- She remained passive during the heated argument.
- His passive attitude frustrated his teammates.
- The passive investor simply bought index funds.
- Many students are passive learners who rarely ask questions.
- The sentence ‘The ball was thrown by John’ is in the passive voice.
- Teachers should avoid using too much passive construction in writing.
- The passive can make writing seem less direct.