passively
In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed actionIn a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.
» Internally, to be actively passive; externally to be passively active.
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3 senses(not comparable)In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.
passiv
пасси́вноpassívno
in a passive manner
(not comparable)In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively.
пасси́вноpassívno
(not comparable)In the passive voice; having a passive construction.
Examples
4 sentencesInternally, to be actively passive; externally to be passively active.
I passively understand German through Dutch, and it’s sort of easy.
He's learning Berber passively.
Yanni was learning Berber passively.
deYanni hat die Berber-Sprache leidenschaftlich gelernt. — Thom_Schmidt
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6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb