deponent

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)(grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

deponents

1.
(law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
2.
(grammar) A deponent verb.

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deponentlysemi-deponentdepose depositiondeposition de bene esse

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Latin dēpōnēns (laying aside), the present active participle of dēpōnō (lay aside), from dē- + pōnō (put, place). The name comes from the idea that such verbs were originally reflexive and then later "laid aside" their passive meanings.