0 not acting to influence or change a situation; allowing other people to be in control: --
He's very passive in the relationship.
Traditionally in many professions women have been confined to more passive roles.
1 The passive form of a verb is being used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing that causes the effect: --
2 the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing that causes the effect: --
3 not reacting to what happens, or not acting or taking part: --
4 describing a verb or sentence in which the subject is the person or thing to which something stated is done: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.