PASSIVE

Meaning of PASSIVE in English

adj. submissive, unresisting, compliant, docile; indifferent, apathetic

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PASSIVE — I. ˈpasiv, ˈpaas-, ˈpais-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus (past participle of pati …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PASSIVE — (a.) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
PASSIVE — ( a. ) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE — — passively , adv. /pas"iv/ , adj. 1. not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE — I. ˈpa-siv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PASSIVE — adj inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive. 2. passive ·adj not active, but acted …
Webster English vocab
PASSIVE — [pas.sive] adj [ME, fr. L passivus, fr. passus, pp.] (14c) 1 a (1): acted upon by an external agency (2): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PASSIVE — passive BrE AmE ˈpæs ɪv § \ -əv ▷ passive|ly li ▷ passive|ness nəs nɪs ▷ passive|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PASSIVE — / ˈpæsɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. accepting what happens or what people do without trying to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE — I. pas ‧ sive 1 AC /ˈpæsɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ passivity ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASSIVE — adj. 1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PASSIVE — adj. 1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PASSIVE — adj.1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) abnormally …
Oxford English vocab
PASSIVE — 1. If you describe someone as passive , you mean that they do not take action but instead let things …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES passive resistance (= a way of protesting against something or opposing a government without …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PASSIVE — (GRAMMAR) [noun] [U] [specialized] - the passive a way of structuring a sentence so that the grammatical subject is the …
Cambridge English vocab
PASSIVE — Synonyms and related words : Laodicean, Olympian, abeyant, abject, accepting, accommodating, acquiescent, active, active voice, adapting, adaptive, adjusting, agreeable, aloof, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PASSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective a passive role : INACTIVE, non-active, non-participative, uninvolved. passive victims : SUBMISSIVE, acquiescent, unresisting, unassertive, compliant, pliant, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PASSIVE — adj. 1 inactive, non-aggressive, inert, motionless, unresponsive, quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, placid, still, idle, unmoving, unmoved, impassive, untouched, cool, indifferent, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PASSIVE — An inactive move or plan that doesn't fight for the initiative. A passive position has no hope of counterplay or …
English Glossary of Chess Terms
PASSIVE — 1. прил. 1) пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный, вялый; апатичный, безразличный His mind became merely passive. ≈ Его сознание стало почти полностью …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PASSIVE — passive.ogg 1. ʹpæsıv n (the passive) 1> грам. страдательный залог; пассивная форма 2> редк. покорное существо 2. ʹpæsıv a 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PASSIVE — 1) беспроцентный 2) пассивный 3) шумопеленгаторный • - passive car safety - passive cavity - passive circuit - passive constraint - passive extrapolation - passive game - passive network - passive …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PASSIVE — passive прил.1) пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный, вялый; апатичный, безразличный His mind became merely passive. — Его ум лишь пассивно воспринимал. Syn:inert, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PASSIVE — 1. ʹpæsıv n (the passive) 1) грам. страдательный залог; пассивная форма 2> редк. покорное существо 2. ʹpæsıv a 1. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PASSIVE — 1. прил. 1) пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный, вялый; апатичный, безразличный His mind became merely passive. — Его ум лишь пассивно воспринимал. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PASSIVE — 1. прил. 1) пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный, вялый; апатичный, безразличный His mind became merely passive. — Его ум лишь пассивно воспринимал. Syn: inert, inactive, lethargic 2) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PASSIVE — 1. _a. 1> пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный 2> покорный 3> _грам. страдательный (о залоге) 4> _фин. беспроцентный; - passive balance - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PASSIVE — 1. a. 1. пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный 2. покорный 3. грам. страдательный (о залоге) 4. фин. беспроцентный; - passive balance - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PASSIVE — прил. пассивный - passive balance - passive bonds - passive investment income - passive investment - past due
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PASSIVE — 1. прил. 1) пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный, вялый; апатичный, безразличный His mind became merely passive. ≈ Его сознание стало почти полностью …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PASSIVE — adj passive; also: [Gram.]
Interlingua English vocab
PASSIVE — a. passiv; n. passive
English interlingue dictionary
PASSIVE — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1. a. acted upon by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PASSIVE — (a.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality …
Английский словарь Webster
PASSIVE — (a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.
Английский словарь Webster
PASSIVE — (a.) Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in …
Английский словарь Webster
PASSIVE — ( a. ) Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE — ( a. ) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE — ( a. ) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSIVE — n. (Grammar) verb form used to show that the subject is being acted upon (rather than performing an action)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PASSIVE — n. passive aggressive passive immunity passive immunization passive matrix passive resistance passive restraint passive smoking passive transfer
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PASSIVE — n. Function: noun Date: 1530 1 : a passive verb form 2 : the passive voice of a language
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PASSIVE — n. Pronunciation: ' pa-siv Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PASSIVE — ■ adjective 1》 accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance. 2》 Grammar denoting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PASSIVE — 1. If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PASSIVE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: INACTIVE , asleep, idle, inert, quiet, sleepy Related Words: apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid Antonyms: active …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PASSIVE — a. 1. Quiet, quiescent, inert, inactive, receptive. 2. Unresisting, submissive, patient, long-suffering, enduring, suffering.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PASSIVE — adjective 1. Synonyms: inactive , asleep, idle, inert, quiet, sleepy Related Word: apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid Antonyms: active 2. receiving …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PASSIVE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PASSIVE — adj. VERBS ▪ be , seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PASSIVE — See ↑ DO/NOT DO 17
Longman Activator English vocab
PASSIVE — (*) In surveillance, an adjective applied to actions or equipments which emit no energy capable of being detected.
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
PASSIVE — Income or loss from business activities in which a person does not materially participate, such as a limited partnership .
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
PASSIVE — A style of play characterized by checking and calling. Compare to " aggressive ", " loose ", " tight ".
Poker English Dictionary
PASSIVE — Пассивный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PASSIVE — пассивный элемент || пассивный
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PASSIVE — пассивный элемент || пассивный
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PASSIVE — (a) бездеятельный; пассивный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PASSIVE — 1. [ʹpæsıv] n (the ~) 1) грам. страдательный залог; пассивная форма 2) редк. покорное существо 2. [ʹpæsıv] a 1. 1) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PASSIVE — adj. пассивный, инертный, бездеятельный, покорный, страдательный, беспроцентный, безынициативный
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PASSIVE — n. пассивная форма, страдательный залог
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PASSIVE — adj. пассивный, инертный, бездеятельный, покорный, страдательный, беспроцентный, безынициативный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PASSIVE — n. пассивная форма, страдательный залог
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