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#Something that is not [[active]], but rather is acted upon. #Something that is not [[active]], but rather is acted upon.
-#{{grammar}} When the [[subject]] of a [[sentence]] has an [[action]] done to them.+#Remaining [[neutral]] or [[submissive]] during an event.
-#: ''The '''passive''' form of “A meteorite hit the earth” is “The earth ''was hit'' by a meteorite.”''+
-#{{slang}} Remaining [[neutral]] or [[submissive]] during an event.+
#: ''He remained '''passive''' during the [[protest]].'' #: ''He remained '''passive''' during the [[protest]].''
 +==Etymology==
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 +From French ''passif'', from Latin ''passivus'' ("serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling"), from ''[[pati]]'' ("to suffer"), past participle of ''passus''; compare [[patient]].
 +== See also ==
 +*[[Passive-aggressive behavior]]
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  1. Something that is not active, but rather is acted upon.
  2. Remaining neutral or submissive during an event.
    He remained passive during the protest.

Etymology

From French passif, from Latin passivus ("serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling"), from pati ("to suffer"), past participle of passus; compare patient.

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