Usually means: Voice emphasizing the action's receiver.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word the passive:

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  1. the passive: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. the passive: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. the passive: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary



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