passive voice
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1. 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 (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | voice, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes (noun.linkdef) |
| antonym | : | active, active voice, |
| definition | : | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | passive, |
| definition | : | expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | active, active voice, |
| definition | : | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | passive, |
| definition | : | expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb (adj.all) |
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