n13803431
| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 24 |
| def | 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 |
| examples | `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | voice |
| Derivationally related form | passive → passive |
| Antonym | passive voice → active voice |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | passive → passive |
| Hyponym | voice |
| Antonym | active voice → passive voice |
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