Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Of or related to the pseudopassive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Nearly passive; relatively passive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Resembling (something) passive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled").
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: impersonal passive
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History
From pseudo- + passive.
