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Meaning of passive vocabulary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The words and phrases, collectively, that someone understands in speech and writing but does not commonly use.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch passiver Wortschatz
Français vocabulaire passif
Nederlands passieve woordenschat
Português vocabulário passivo
Română vocabular pasiv
Русский пасси́вная ле́ксика пасси́вный лексико́н пасси́вный слова́рный запа́с пасси́вный слова́рь

Examples

“John's passive vocabulary seems to encompass most of the words in the Collegiate Dictionary!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

passive voice passive-aggression passive-aggressive personality disorder passive-aggressiveness passive-aggressivist passive-aggressivity

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