passive
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- adjective
- /ˈpæsɪv/
- Being too passive can lead to missed opportunities in life.
- passive role
- passive learning
- passive learner
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Watch on YouTubeAggressive means I win, you lose, passive means I lose, you win.
- Aggressive means I win, you lose, passive means I lose, you win.
- Is passive income real or is passive income a scam?
- and it can, it's not just a passive thing always in the background,
- The reason why is a passive means of acquiring food.
- Consuming, moreover, was far from a passive act politically.
- I think nobody wants to watch a passive character.
- And it's a very passive way to approach this business.
- Just like more subtle, more, more passive pressure to not say anything negative.
- It made me sick and it felt like passive violence to me.
- It's so it's such a passive thing that it just adds up.
- It's this, it's a passive decision that you're hooked.
- I'll show you the front of this passive income dream of the Internet.
- You know your rentals are king, passive incomes king.
- But still index, still passive, still long term hold.
- I think in English, passive is regarded as a little bit passive.
Examples
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Active learning tends to boost learner egos, whereas passive learning does little for learners except raise frustration.
Academic text (2008) -
And it's a very passive way to approach this business.
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Being passive on this issue is not good enough anymore.
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I am taking a passive stance.
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Students with disabilities are often passive or content to agree or comply with others.
Academic text (2015) -
Participants in the third group chose passive acceptance and were comfortable with what they were given.
Academic text (2011) -
You will find me a respectful, quiet, passive observer of the truth.
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So democracy is reduced from something which assumes an active citizenry to the idea of the public as passive consumers--
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His theory of nonviolent, passive resistance seemed to be a bridge between the extremists and the moderates.
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Her passive attitude during the meeting frustrated her colleagues.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A sentence form where the subject receives the action, usually formed with 'be' plus a past verb form like 'eaten'
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A way to act against authority without violence, for example by refusing to cooperate
- Specialized
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Temporary protection from disease by receiving antibodies from another person or animal
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A person who protests without violence to try to change society or government
- Specialized
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Information that appears without anyone asking, like public posts or sensors
- Specialized
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A screen used in old LCDs where rows and columns of wires control tiny dots and give lower picture quality
- Specialized
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Movement of substances like oxygen across a cell membrane without using the cell's energy
- Specialized
Steps that protect people and buildings from enemy air attack without fighting back
- Specialized
The ability of some fish and amphibians to sense nearby electric signals in water with special skin sensors
- Formal
A legal arrangement where someone holds property for another without any duties
- Jargon
A person who gives information from their normal activities without being asked
How Passive
Surface Forms
Morphology
passive = pass (opaque) = pass + ive
Although formed with the productive suffix '-ive', the root form 'pass' here does not correspond to the modern verb 'pass', so learners cannot derive the meaning 'not active' from knowing the verb.
Etymology
Passive comes from the old Latin root pati, which means 'to suffer' or 'to allow'. So a passive person is someone who 'allows' things to happen or accepts them without taking action, a bit like being very patient.