1. Habitual behaviors or routines that are receptive, non-active, or involve consumption without active participation
Watching television and scrolling through social media are examples of passive habits.
Assistir televisão e rolar pelas redes sociais são exemplos de hábitos passivos.
2. In behavioral psychology, habits that involve receiving or absorbing information rather than actively creating or producing something
The student's passive habits prevented him from engaging deeply with the material.
Os hábitos passivos do estudante impediram que ele se engajasse profundamente com o material.
3. Linguistic competence involving the ability to understand and recognize language without actively producing it
Children develop passive habits of language recognition before they begin speaking.
As crianças desenvolvem hábitos passivos de reconhecimento linguístico antes de começarem a falar.