Passive meaning in Hindi

Passive is a english word.

Passive Meaning in Hindi (हिंदी में मतलब)

  • passive = निष्क्रिय

    • Usage: He was passive even when he was criticized.

  • passive = सहनशील

    • Usage: He is so passive, he will not oppose you.

  • passive = कर्मवाच्य

    • Usage: Change every active sentence to passive.

Passive Meaning in Detail

  • passive (noun) = the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

    Synonyms: passive_voice, passive

    • Usage: `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
    • Usage: `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive

  • passive (adj) = lacking in energy or will

    Synonyms: passive, inactive

    • Usage: Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

  • passive (adj) = peacefully resistant in response to injustice

    Synonyms: passive, peaceful

    • Usage: passive resistance

  • passive (adj) = expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

    Synonyms: passive

    • Usage: academics seem to favor passive sentences
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