English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudopassive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about.
  2. A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled").
adj
  1. Of or related to the pseudopassive.
  2. Nearly passive; relatively passive.
  3. Resembling (something) passive.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudopassive.wav

Word forms

pseudopassive pseudopassives pseudo-passive

Etymology

From pseudo- + passive.

Synonyms

impersonal passive
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