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the passive
the passive► B1 the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing which causes the effect: » When changed into the passive, 'The dog chased the cat' becomes 'The cat was chased by the dog'.→ COMPARE ACTIVE(Cf. ↑active) (GRAMMAR)Thesaurus+: ↑Verb forms, tenses and types of verbsMain Entry: ↑passive
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