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English noun: passive voice | |||
| 1. | passive voice 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 | ||
| Samples | `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice. `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive. | ||
| Synonyms | passive | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | voice | ||
| Antonyms | active voice, active | ||
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