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{
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"word": "passive-dependent"
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"word": "passive euthanasia"
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"word": "passive gravitational mass"
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{
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"word": "passive immunity"
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"word": "passive income"
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{
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"word": "passive investor"
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{
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"word": "passive iron"
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"word": "passive learning"
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"word": "passive matrix"
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"word": "passive participle"
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"word": "passive photolocation"
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{
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"word": "passive radar"
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"word": "passive resistance"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "passive resister"
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{
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"word": "passive restraint"
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"word": "passive smoke"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "passive smoker"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "passive smoking"
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{
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"word": "passive solar"
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"word": "passive vaping"
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{
"_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"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "passivity"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "passivization"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "passivize"
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"name": "root"
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"name": "inh"
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"forms": [
{
"form": "more passive",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most passive",
"tags": [
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"word": "passion"
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{
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"word": "passionate"
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"Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction."
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{
"text": "He remained passive during the protest.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Taking no action."
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{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezdeen",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "бездеен"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "passief"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "loid"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "passiivinen"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "passiv"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "fulangach"
},
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"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "passyf"
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{
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "passiv"
},
{
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "pâsiv",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "پاسیو"
},
{
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "bierny"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "passivo"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "passívnyj",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "пасси́вный"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bezdéjatelʹnyj",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "безде́ятельный"
},
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"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "pasívny"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 90 1 1 1 2 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "nečinný"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "passiv"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "taking no action",
"word": "thụ động"
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"Social sciences",
"Communication",
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"(grammar) Being in the passive voice."
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "pësor"
},
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mabniyyun lilmajhūl",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "مَبْنِيٌّ لِلْمَجْهُول"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kravorakan",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "կրավորական"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "məchul"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zaljéžny",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "зале́жны"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pasýŭny",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "пасы́ўны"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stradátelen",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "страда́телен"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pasíven",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "паси́вен"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "被動"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bèidòng",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "被动"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "trpný"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "lijdend"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "lijdelijk"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passief"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passiiv"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"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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"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "leidentlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passivisch"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pathitikí",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "παθητική"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pathētikós",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "παθητικός"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "szenvedő"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "céasta"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passivo"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"alt": "じゅどうたい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "judōtai",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "受動態"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "karmaṇi",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "ಕರ್ಮಣಿ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sudongtae",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "수동태"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pasiven",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "пасивен"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passyf"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "majhul",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "مجهول"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "bierny"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passivo"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stradátelʹnyj",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "страда́тельный"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "passívnyj",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "пасси́вный"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "fulangach"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "трпни"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
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"Cyrillic"
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"word": "пасиван"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "trpni"
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{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "pasivan"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "trpný"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "trpen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "pasiven"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "passiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "edilgen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "pasif"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pasývnyj",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "паси́вний"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 76 5 5 5 4 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "grammar: being in the passive voice",
"word": "bị động"
}
]
},
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"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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},
{
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],
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"Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one."
],
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[
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"(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one."
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
"word": "被動"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bèidòng",
"sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
"word": "被动"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
"word": "passief"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
"word": "passiivinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
"word": "unterwürfig"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 7 74 5 7 5 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship",
"word": "passivo"
},
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},
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"rhymes": "-æsɪv"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "form of verb",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "passief"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "form of verb",
"word": "passiivimuoto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "form of verb",
"word": "passiivi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "form of verb",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Passiv"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "form of verb",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Passivum"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "form of verb",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "passives Verb"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "form of verb",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "passives Verbum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "form of verb",
"word": "verbum passivum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "form of verb",
"word": "verbum patiendi"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "form of verb",
"word": "passyf"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "form of verb",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "strona bierna"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "form of verb",
"word": "pasívum"
}
],
"word": "passive"
}
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