- accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them He played a passive role in the relationship.a passive observer of eventsShe wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened. Extra Examples Watching TV is a completely passive activity.We are passive recipients of information from the world around us. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs beseembecome…adverb extremelyfairlyvery…See full entry Join us Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!
- He played a passive role in the relationship.
- a passive observer of events
- She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened.
- Watching TV is a completely passive activity.
- We are passive recipients of information from the world around us.
- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (grammar)connected with the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, for example He was bitten by a dog.compareactiveTopics Languageb1
- He played a passive role in the relationship.
- a passive observer of events
- She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened.
- Watching TV is a completely passive activity.
- We are passive recipients of information from the world around us.
- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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