 | Robert Lowth - English language - 1791 - 192 pages
...Conjunftion of the fame found, might be written with the a, for diftinftion. ceflarily rt ceffarily implies an Object acted upon, and an Agent by which it is acted upon; as, to be laved; " Thomas is loved by me." So when the Agent takes the lead in the Sentence, the Verb... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...Passive expresses a passion or a suffering, or the receiving of an action ; arid necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon : as, to beloved, " Penelope is loved by me." A Verb Neuter expresses neither action nor passion, but... | |
 | John Parkhurst - Greek language - 1809 - 890 pages
...passive expresses a passion or « suffering, or Me receiving of an action, and necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon; as to be loved, Thomas is loved by me;" John is beaten by me. 5. " So when the agent takes the lead... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...passive expresses a passion or a suffering, or the receiving of an action ; and necessarily implies " an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon : as, to be loved ; i^Penelope is loved by me" A Verb neuter expresses neither action r.or passion,... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 pages
...Passive expresses a Passion, or a Suffering, or the Receiving of an Action ; and necessarily implies an Object acted upon, and an Agent by which it is acted upon; as, to le loved; " Thomas is lovt\! by me." So when the Agent takes the k-ad in the Sentence, the Verb... | |
 | Alexander Adam - English language - 1812 - 334 pages
...Passive express.es a passion or suffering, or the receiving of an action ; and necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent, by which it is acted upon ; as, am art, to be loved ; tu amaris a me, thou art loved by me. 3. A Neuter verb properly expresses... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...passive expresses a passion or a suffering, or the receiving of an action; and necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon ; as, to be loved; Heury is loved by me. A verb neuter expresses neither action nor passion, but being,... | |
 | John Parkhurst - Bible - 1817 - 890 pages
...verbpaMJve expresses a passion or a suffering, or the receiving of an action, and necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon ; as to be loved, Thomas is loved by me;" John M beaten by me. 5. " So when the agent takes the lead... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 158 pages
...Passive Verb expresses a passion or a suffering, or the receiving of an action ; and necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon : asl "I am loved by her." A Neuter Verb expresses neither action nor passion, but being, or a state... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Ardesher Bahramjee - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1822 - 656 pages
...expresse* a passion er »ufiering, or the receiving of an action ; and 3 Ъ в1М necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon ; as, to be felMfe^R »ft к "n » *'t4«liF¿ SiH< loved ; " Penelope is loved by me." и «ft Prar/efe,... | |
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A Verb Passive expresses a passion or a suffering, or the receiving of an action ; and necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon : as, to be loved ; 
