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Passive Voice

nounid 115739·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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synonym
passive
plural
Passive Voices
possessive
Passive Voice's
pluralpossessive
Passive Voices'

Framework definitions

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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

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