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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Passive" Definition
noun
Grammar A verb or construction in the passive voice.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Grammar The passive voice.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
One that is submissive or inactive. Often used in the plural: "And the rest of us, we passives of the world, proceeded . . . as if nothing untoward had happened” ( Martin Gottfried).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A verb form whose grammatical subject is subjected to or affected by the action represented by that verb a passive verb form.
Source: Merriam-Webster
The passive voice of a language.
Source: Merriam-Webster
adjective
Chemistry Unreactive except under special or extreme conditions; inert.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Electronics Exhibiting no gain or contributing no energy: a passive circuit element.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Existing, conducted, or experienced without active or concerted effort: "Although tick paralysis is a reportable disease in Washington, surveillance is passive, and only 10 cases were reported during 1987-1995” ( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). "[Many parents believe] that computers are educational and, at the least, less passive than television” ( Tamar Lewin).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verb form or voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject is the object of the action or the effect of the verb. For example, in the sentence They were impressed by his manner, were impressed is in the passive voice.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Of, relating to, or being a solar heating or cooling system that uses no external mechanical power.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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