About The Word Passive voice
Learn about the word Passive voice to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Passive voice definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Passive voice
| Passive voice Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Passive voice: passive Related Terms | Find terms related to Passive voice: See Also | voice |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Deer hunt ‐ hunting deer
- Gently ‐ with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"…
- Carry ‐ the act of carrying something [v] be pregnant with; "She is bearing…
- Age class ‐ people in the same…
- White thistle ‐ spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of…
- Electrocute ‐ kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial…
- Threadleaf groundsel ‐ bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool…
- Bargeman ‐ someone who…
- Dabbler ‐ any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and…
- Thrasher ‐ large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to…