passive voice (n)
passive (n)

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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