middle voice

English - English

Definition of middle voice in English English dictionary

The form in which the subject of a verb performs some action upon itself

middle voice: My clothes soaked in detergent overnight.

Related Terms

middle voice verb

verbs in the middle voice, they exist in a few languages like Icelandic

Icelandic: fallast.

middle voice verbs

plural form of middle voice verb

Hyphenation

mid·dle voice

Turkish pronunciation

mîdıl voys

Synonyms

mediopassive voice

Pronunciation

/ˈmədəl ˈvois/ /ˈmɪdəl ˈvɔɪs/