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Passive voice
(grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
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(grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
"Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Passive voice"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| passivenoun | Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction. |
| passivizationnoun | (US, grammar) The process of rendering into the passive form. |
| passivisationnoun | (British) Alternative form of passivization. [(US, grammar) The process of rendering into the passive form.] |
| receivingverb | The act by which something is received; reception. |
| receiptnoun | A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received. |
| agentive nominalisationnoun | (grammar) A construction whereby an action verb is made into an agent noun. |
| perfect participlenoun | a simple (one-word) participle, traditionally called the past participle, used together with an auxiliary verb to form a perfect tense, such as "eaten" in English or "gegangen" in German |
| nomen actionisnoun | (grammar) action noun |
| resultative | (grammar) Indicating the state of a noun resulting from the completion of the action expressed by a verb, as with "blue" in "Mary painted the fence blue". |
| subjnoun | Abbreviation of subject. [(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.] |
| accusativenoun | (grammar) The accusative case. |
| catchingverb | The action of the verb catch. |
| receiveverb | (transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something. |
| nomen actinoun | (grammar) A noun denoting a result of a dynamic action. |
| receitnoun | Obsolete form of receipt. [The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.] |
| conjugationnoun | (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take. |
| takingverb | The act by which something is taken. |
| dativizationnoun | (grammar) Conversion into a dative form. |
| takeverb | (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| verb formnoun | (grammar) A specific instance or form of a verb, as opposed to the entire verb taken in the abstract. |
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