- 1accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them He played a passive role in the relationship. a passive observer of events She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn't care what happened.
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- 2(grammar) connected with the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, for example “He was bitten by a dog.” is a passive sentence compare active
adverbSee passive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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