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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpæs.ɪv/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-passive.ogg Forms: more passive [comparative], most passive [superlative]
enPR: păsʹ-ĭv [UK, US] Rhymes: -æsɪv Etymology: From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”); compare patient. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|passyf}} Middle English passyf, {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|en|fr|passif}} French passif, {{der|en|la|passivus||serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling}} Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-||to hurt}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} passive (comparative more passive, superlative most passive)
  1. Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-7XNwJzLB
  2. Taking no action. Translations (taking no action): бездеен (bezdeen) (Bulgarian), passief (Dutch), loid (Estonian), passiivinen (Finnish), passiv (German), fulangach (Irish), passyf (Middle English), passiv (Norwegian), پاسیو (pâsiv) (Persian), bierny (Polish), passivo (Portuguese), пасси́вный (passívnyj) (Russian), безде́ятельный (bezdéjatelʹnyj) (Russian), pasívny (Slovak), nečinný (Slovak), passiv (Swedish), thụ động (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-b2ZH8i3k Disambiguation of 'taking no action': 4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2
  3. (grammar) Being in the passive voice. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammar: being in the passive voice): pësor (Albanian), παθητικός (pathētikós) (Ancient Greek), مَبْنِيٌّ لِلْمَجْهُول (mabniyyun lilmajhūl) (Arabic), կրավորական (kravorakan) (Armenian), məchul (Azerbaijani), зале́жны (zaljéžny) (Belarusian), пасы́ўны (pasýŭny) (Belarusian), страда́телен (stradátelen) (Bulgarian), паси́вен (pasíven) (Bulgarian), 被動 /被动 (bèidòng) (Chinese Mandarin), trpný (Czech), passiv (Danish), lijdend (Dutch), lijdelijk (Dutch), passief (Dutch), passiiv (Estonian), passiivinen (Finnish), passiivimuotoinen (Finnish), passif (French), leidend (German), leidentlich (German), passiv (German), passivisch (German), παθητική (pathitikí) (Greek), szenvedő (Hungarian), céasta (Irish), passivo (Italian), 受動態 (judōtai) (alt: じゅどうたい) (Japanese), ಕರ್ಮಣಿ (karmaṇi) (Kannada), 수동태 (sudongtae) (Korean), пасивен (pasiven) (Macedonian), passyf (Middle English), passiv (Norwegian), مجهول (majhul) (Persian), bierny (Polish), passivo (Portuguese), страда́тельный (stradátelʹnyj) (Russian), пасси́вный (passívnyj) (Russian), fulangach (Scottish Gaelic), трпни [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), пасиван [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), trpni [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pasivan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), trpný (Slovak), trpen (Slovene), pasiven (Slovene), passiv (Swedish), edilgen (Turkish), pasif (Turkish), паси́вний (pasývnyj) (Ukrainian), bị động (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-sh11GRXm Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: being in the passive voice': 1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4
  4. (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one. Categories (topical): Psychology, Personality Translations (psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship): 被動 /被动 (bèidòng) (Chinese Mandarin), passief (Dutch), passiivinen (Finnish), unterwürfig (German), passivo (Italian), hoołtsoodii (Navajo), passivo (Portuguese), пасси́вный (passívnyj) (Russian), pasívny (Slovak), pasivo (Spanish), pasif (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-lhdbzOss Disambiguation of Personality: 1 1 4 19 4 11 11 1 5 5 16 13 6 3 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship': 0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2
  5. (finance) Not participating in management. Categories (topical): Finance Translations (finance: not bearing interest): passief (Dutch), koroton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-coZP0MNb Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'finance: not bearing interest': 2 2 1 1 60 5 23 5
  6. (aviation) Without motive power. Categories (topical): Aviation, Personality
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-1cMJVlwS Disambiguation of Personality: 1 1 4 19 4 11 11 1 5 5 16 13 6 3 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  7. (electronics) Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain. Categories (topical): Electronics, Personality
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-1fx5k4HV Disambiguation of Personality: 1 1 4 19 4 11 11 1 5 5 16 13 6 3 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  8. (passive provision) Where allowance is made for a possible future event.
    Sense id: en-passive-en-adj-ji1vbBQE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inactive, idle, disinterested, uninvolved Related terms: passion, passionate, patience, patient Translations (not active, but acted upon): παθητικός (pathētikós) (Ancient Greek), пасы́ўны (pasýŭny) (Belarusian), паси́вен (pasíven) (Bulgarian), passiu (Catalan), 消極 /消极 (xiāojí) (Chinese Mandarin), pasivní (Czech), passief (Dutch), loid (Estonian), passiivinen (Finnish), passif (French), passiv (German), निष्क्रिय (niṣkriya) (Hindi), passzív (Hungarian), passivo (Italian), 受動的 (judōteki) (alt: じゅどうてき) (Japanese), 受け身 (ukemi) (alt: うけみ) (Japanese), pasyvus (Lithuanian), passyf (Middle English), þrowiendlīċ (Old English), منفعل (monfa'el) (Persian), پاسیو (pâsiv) (Persian), bierny (Polish), passivo (Portuguese), pasiv (Romanian), пасси́вный (passívnyj) (Russian), pasívny (Slovak), pasivo (Spanish), passiv (Swedish), паси́вний (pasývnyj) (Ukrainian), bị động (Vietnamese)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpæs.ɪv/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-passive.ogg Forms: passives [plural]
enPR: păsʹ-ĭv [UK, US] Rhymes: -æsɪv Etymology: From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”); compare patient. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|passyf}} Middle English passyf, {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|en|fr|passif}} French passif, {{der|en|la|passivus||serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling}} Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-||to hurt}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} passive (plural passives)
  1. (grammar) The passive voice of verbs. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-passive-en-noun-Irz0RIOC Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (form of verb): passief [common-gender] (Dutch), passiivimuoto (Finnish), passiivi (Finnish), Passiv [neuter] (German), Passivum [neuter] (German), passives Verb [neuter] (German), passives Verbum [neuter] (German), verbum passivum (Latin), verbum patiendi (Latin), passyf (Middle English), strona bierna [feminine] (Polish), pasívum (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-passive-en-noun-Kn7iZfnd Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'form of verb': 34 66 0 0 0 0
  3. (marketing) A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth. Categories (topical): Marketing, Personality
    Sense id: en-passive-en-noun-YLIMZrp6 Disambiguation of Personality: 1 1 4 19 4 11 11 1 5 5 16 13 6 3 Topics: business, marketing
  4. (electronics) Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain. Categories (topical): Electronics, Personality
    Sense id: en-passive-en-noun-nF~gmQOa Disambiguation of Personality: 1 1 4 19 4 11 11 1 5 5 16 13 6 3 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. (gaming) Short for passive attack. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: passive attack Categories (topical): Gaming
    Sense id: en-passive-en-noun-5BVZHgzj Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 3 3 4 4 7 10 7 9 5 3 3 8 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 1 3 3 4 9 6 9 6 4 2 8 20 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 1 4 5 5 9 7 9 5 3 4 8 18 20 Topics: games, gaming
  6. A thing whose worth decreases with time.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: French passive, Greek passive, impersonal passive, short passive

Adjective [French]

IPA: /pa.siv/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-passive.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} passive
  1. feminine singular of passif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: passif
    Sense id: en-passive-fr-adj-YD7DheYA

Verb [French]

IPA: /pa.siv/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-passive.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} passive
  1. inflection of passiver:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: passiver
    Sense id: en-passive-fr-verb-4PPeJYQZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 68 30
  2. inflection of passiver:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: passiver
    Sense id: en-passive-fr-verb-6rf2Ao1z

Adjective [German]

Audio: De-passive.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|adjective form}} passive
  1. inflection of passiv:
    strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, mixed, nominative, singular, strong Form of: passiv
    Sense id: en-passive-de-adj-7zFLaYcI
  2. inflection of passiv:
    strong nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, strong Form of: passiv
    Sense id: en-passive-de-adj-EwhzQHBW
  3. inflection of passiv:
    weak nominative all-gender singular
    Tags: form-of, nominative, singular, weak Form of: passiv
    Sense id: en-passive-de-adj-qMEcpzqD Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 52 19
  4. inflection of passiv:
    weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, neuter, singular, weak Form of: passiv
    Sense id: en-passive-de-adj--vw~18~r

Adjective [Italian]

IPA: /pasˈsi.ve/
Rhymes: -ive Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} passive
  1. feminine plural of passivo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: passivo
    Sense id: en-passive-it-adj-jQua0j-W Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Latin]

IPA: /pasˈsiː.u̯eː/ [Classical-Latin], [päs̠ˈs̠iːu̯eː] [Classical-Latin], /pasˈsi.ve/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [päsˈsiːve] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: passīvē [canonical]
Etymology: From passīvus + -ē, ultimately from patior. Etymology templates: {{af|la|passīvus|-ē}} passīvus + -ē Head templates: {{la-adv|passīvē|-}} passīvē (not comparable)
  1. randomly Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-passive-la-adv-HgEldy9K
  2. disorderly Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-passive-la-adv-FCsqXDgx Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -e: 0 100

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} passive
  1. Alternative form of passyf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: passyf
    Sense id: en-passive-enm-adj-IeajO~9x

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} passive
  1. Alternative form of passyf Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: passyf
    Sense id: en-passive-enm-noun-IeajO~9x

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "active"
    },
    {
      "word": "aggressive"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "activo-passive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "endopassive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "exopassive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "long passive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "neutropassive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive-aggressive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive aggressor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive armour"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive defense"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive-dependent"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive euthanasia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive gravitational mass"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive immunity"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive income"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive investor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive iron"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive learning"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passively"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive matrix"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passiveness"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive participle"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive photolocation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive radar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive resistance"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive resister"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive restraint"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive smoke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive smoker"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive smoking"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive solar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive vaping"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive vocabulary"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passive voice"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passivity"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passivization"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "passivize"
    }
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Middle French",
      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "French passif",
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        "comparative"
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    },
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        "superlative"
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    }
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      "word": "passion"
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          "_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "taking no action",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "passiivinen"
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          "_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
          "code": "de",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "word": "passiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "taking no action",
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          "_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "taking no action",
          "word": "bierny"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
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          "sense": "taking no action",
          "word": "пасси́вный"
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          "_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
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          "word": "thụ động"
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          "word": "pësor"
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          "word": "مَبْنِيٌّ لِلْمَجْهُول"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "roman": "kravorakan",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "կրավորական"
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "зале́жны"
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          "roman": "pasýŭny",
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          "word": "пасы́ўны"
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "word": "страда́телен"
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          "code": "bg",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "bèidòng",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "被動 /被动"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
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        {
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          "code": "nl",
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "et",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "passiivinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "passiivimuotoinen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "passif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "leidend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "leidentlich"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "szenvedő"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "céasta"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "passivo"
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          "roman": "judōtai",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "受動態"
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "roman": "karmaṇi",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "ಕರ್ಮಣಿ"
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          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "sudongtae",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "수동태"
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        {
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pasiven",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
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          "word": "passiv"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "مجهول"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "bierny"
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
          "word": "passivo"
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "word": "страда́тельный"
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "word": "пасси́вный"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
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          "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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          "sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
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          "word": "unterwürfig"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
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          "sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
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          "_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
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          "word": "pasivo"
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          "_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
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        }
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        }
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    "en:Personality"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "activo-passive"
    },
    {
      "word": "endopassive"
    },
    {
      "word": "exopassive"
    },
    {
      "word": "long passive"
    },
    {
      "word": "neutropassive"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive-aggressive"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive aggressor"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive armour"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive defense"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive-dependent"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive euthanasia"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive gravitational mass"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive immunity"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive income"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive investor"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive iron"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive learning"
    },
    {
      "word": "passively"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive matrix"
    },
    {
      "word": "passiveness"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive participle"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive photolocation"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive radar"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive resistance"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive resister"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive restraint"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive smoke"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive smoker"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive smoking"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive solar"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive vaping"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive vocabulary"
    },
    {
      "word": "passive voice"
    },
    {
      "word": "passivity"
    },
    {
      "word": "passivization"
    },
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      "word": "passivize"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "frm",
        "3": "-"
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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        "5": "serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "5": "to hurt"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”); compare patient.",
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    {
      "form": "more passive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "most passive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "pas‧sive"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "passion"
    },
    {
      "word": "passionate"
    },
    {
      "word": "patience"
    },
    {
      "word": "patient"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "reaction",
          "reaction"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He remained passive during the protest.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Taking no action."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Grammar"
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      "glosses": [
        "Being in the passive voice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
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          "passive voice",
          "passive voice"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) Being in the passive voice."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Psychology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one."
      ],
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        [
          "psychology",
          "psychology"
        ],
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          "inactive",
          "inactive"
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          "submissive",
          "submissive"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "psychology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Finance"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not participating in management."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance) Not participating in management."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with collocations",
        "en:Aviation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a passive balloon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "a passive aeroplane",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "passive flight, such as gliding and soaring",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Without motive power."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aviation",
          "aviation"
        ],
        [
          "motive",
          "motive"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(aviation) Without motive power."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Electronics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "electronics",
          "electronics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(electronics) Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "electronics",
        "energy",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "active"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 May 5, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Heathrow Western Rail Access scheme 'on hold'”, in RAIL, number 930, page 26:",
          "text": "There would be a shuttle service of four trains an hour from Reading, where the rebuilt station also has passive provision for the trains.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Where allowance is made for a possible future event."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(passive provision) Where allowance is made for a possible future event."
      ]
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      "enpr": "păsʹ-ĭv",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpæs.ɪv/",
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        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "inactive"
    },
    {
      "word": "idle"
    },
    {
      "word": "disinterested"
    },
    {
      "word": "uninvolved"
    }
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pasýŭny",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "пасы́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pasíven",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "паси́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiāojí",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "消極 /消极"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "pasivní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passief"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "loid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "pathētikós",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "παθητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "niṣkriya",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "निष्क्रिय"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passzív"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passivo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅどうてき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "judōteki",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "受動的"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うけみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ukemi",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "受け身"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "pasyvus"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passyf"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "þrowiendlīċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "monfa'el",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "منفعل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "pâsiv",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "پاسیو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "bierny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "pasiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "passívnyj",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "пасси́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "pasívny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "pasivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "passiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pasývnyj",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "паси́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "not active, but acted upon",
      "word": "bị động"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezdeen",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "бездеен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "passief"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "loid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "passiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "passiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "fulangach"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "passyf"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "passiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "pâsiv",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "پاسیو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "bierny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "passivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "passívnyj",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "пасси́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezdéjatelʹnyj",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "безде́ятельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "pasívny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "nečinný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "passiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "taking no action",
      "word": "thụ động"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "pësor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mabniyyun lilmajhūl",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "مَبْنِيٌّ لِلْمَجْهُول"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kravorakan",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "կրավորական"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "məchul"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zaljéžny",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "зале́жны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pasýŭny",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "пасы́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "stradátelen",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "страда́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pasíven",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "паси́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèidòng",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "被動 /被动"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "trpný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "lijdend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "lijdelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passief"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passiiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passiivimuotoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "leidend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "leidentlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "passivisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pathitikí",
      "sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
      "word": "παθητική"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "pathētikós",
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    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "passiv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of passiv:",
        "strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passiv",
          "passiv#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "mixed",
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      ]
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        {
          "word": "passiv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of passiv:",
        "strong nominative/accusative plural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passiv",
          "passiv#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
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          "word": "passiv"
        }
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        "inflection of passiv:",
        "weak nominative all-gender singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "word": "passiv"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "inflection of passiv:",
        "weak accusative feminine/neuter singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passiv",
          "passiv#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "accusative",
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      ]
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    }
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      "name": "head"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "passivo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine plural of passivo"
      ],
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          "passivo",
          "passivo#Italian"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/pasˈsi.ve/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ive"
    }
  ],
  "word": "passive"
}

{
  "categories": [
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    "Latin adverbs",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -e",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin uncomparable adverbs",
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "3": "-ē"
      },
      "expansion": "passīvus + -ē",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From passīvus + -ē, ultimately from patior.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "la-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "randomly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "randomly",
          "randomly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "disorderly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disorderly",
          "disorderly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pasˈsiː.u̯eː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[päs̠ˈs̠iːu̯eː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pasˈsi.ve/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[päsˈsiːve]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "categories": [
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "passyf"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of passyf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passyf",
          "passyf#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "passive"
}

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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "passyf"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of passyf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passyf",
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        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "passive"
}

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