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passive voice

DEFINITIONS OF: passive voice

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n 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
Antonyms:
active, active voice
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
Type of:
voice
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
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