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Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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English Synonyms:
passive, passive voice, inactive, peaceful

Glosses:
passive
passive, passive voice (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.; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
inactive, passive (adj.) lacking in energy or will.; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"
passive, peaceful (adj.) peacefully resistant in response to injustice.; "passive resistance"
passive (adj.) expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb.; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"