Passive | Mean of passive in English Dictionary

/ˈpæsɪv/

• showing that the subject of a sentence is acted on or affected by the verb
1. “Hits” in “She hits the ball” is active, while “hit” in “The ball was hit” is passive.
2. In “He was hit by the ball,” “hit” is a passive verb.
3. The sentence “The house was destroyed by the tornado” is written in the passive voice.
• containing a passive verb form
1. a passive sentence