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Definitions for passive-voice
pas·sive-voice
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passive-voicenoun
attributive form of passive voice
Your many long passive-voice passages are hard to read.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of passive-voice in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of passive-voice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of passive-voice in a Sentence
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice—that is, until we have stopped saying, It got lost, and say, I lost it.
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice-that is, until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I lost it.'
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