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| [in grammar] expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: | |||
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| the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb | |||
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| [in grammar] (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being |