Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short passive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
short- -pas-sive
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passive construction that does not have an agent.

Uncountable

Usage

Antonyms

long passive

Questions

What does short passive mean?
A passive construction that does not have an agent.

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