passively

[US]/ˈpæsɪvli/
[UK]/ˈpæsɪvli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a passive or compliant manner.

Phrases & Collocations

act passively

react passively

behave passively

respond passively

think passively

Example Sentences

it was not his way to wait passively for things to happen.

She listened passively to the lecture.

He watched passively as the situation unfolded.

The students sat passively in the classroom.

The audience listened passively to the speaker.

She reacted passively to the criticism.

He accepted the decision passively.

The employees worked passively under the new management.

The patient lay passively on the hospital bed.

The team played passively in the first half of the game.

She responded passively to the interviewer's questions.

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