active voice (n)
active (n)

n13803158

type n
lex_filenum 24
def the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
examples `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
Outgoing links
Hypernym voice
Antonym active voice → passive voice
Incoming links
Hyponym voice
Antonym passive voice → active voice

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