passive voice in English dictionary

  • passive voice

    Meanings and definitions of "passive voice"

    • (grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
    • (proscribed) Any construction that obscures the agent of an action, or the agency of said agent.
    • noun
      (grammar)
      The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
    • grammatical term
    • noun
      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; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"

    Synonyms of "passive voice" in English dictionary

    voice, passive, passive are the top synonyms of "passive voice" in the English thesaurus.

    • voice · passive
    • passive

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

    Antonyms of "passive voice" in English dictionary

    active voice is the antonym of "passive voice" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of passive voice

    • Examples "The ball was kicked by Fred." (as opposed to "Fred kicked the ball.") passive voice
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    • Examples "The ball was kicked by Fred." (as opposed to "Fred kicked the ball.")
  • Passive voice

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