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To be passive means to accept or allow what happens without taking action or resisting. It often involves lack of response or initiative in a situation.

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What do you mean by active and passive voice?

What do you mean, what do I mean? Did I use the expression "active and passive voice"? I don't think so. No, you want to phrase your question "What is meant by the active and passive voice?", because that way you don't have to say who is using those words. You see, normally if you say something like "B. King is discussing active and passive voices" you have to say that it is B. King that is doing it, but if you don't know or don't want to say, you can turn it around backwards so it says, "Active and passive voices are being discussed." There. You don't know from that who is discussing it, do you? Perhaps you would like to know what this turning around backwards is called? It's called the passive voice. Yes, I asked you to rephrase your question so it was in the passive voice ("What is meant by the active and passive voice?") rather than the active voice ("What do you mean by active and passive voice?").


What does perfect participle passive mean?

Perfect participle passive refers to the form of a verb that indicates the completion of an action in the passive voice. It is created by using the past participle of the verb with an auxiliary verb (like "have" or "been"). For example, "The book has been written" uses the perfect participle passive form of the verb "write" to show that the action of writing the book has been completed in the past.


What does the tense present imperative passive mean?

The tense present imperative passive is a grammatical form that expresses a command or request in the passive voice in the present tense. It is used to instruct or advise someone to perform a specific action, with the subject of the sentence receiving the action rather than performing it.


What does the word passive mean in a sentence?

It means to be peaceful, quiet, unobtrusive.


What does it mean for a socket to be passive?

A passive socket typically refers to a socket that is waiting or listening for incoming connections, rather than actively initiating connections. It is in a state ready to accept incoming data or requests.