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active
characterized by energetic activity
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adjective
characterized by energetic activity
“an active toddler”
adjective
engaged in full-time work
“active duty”
adjective
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
“an active seaport”
adjective
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
“active tuberculosis”
adjective
disposed to take action or effectuate change
“a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations”
adjective
(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
“active volcanoes”
adjective
(of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
adjective
(used of verbs (e.g. ‘to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. ‘running’ in ‘running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being
adjective
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
adjective
exerting influence or producing a change or effect
“an active ingredient”
adjective
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
adjective
in operation
“keep hope alive”
adjective
taking part in an activity
“an active member of the club”
adjective
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
“on active duty”
noun
a person who is a participating member of an organization
“the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees”
noun
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
“‘The boy threw the ball’ uses the active voice”
noun
chemical agent capable of activity
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an active toddler
active as a gazelle
an active man is a man of action
active duty
though past retirement age he is still active in his profession
an active seaport
an active bond market
an active account
active tuberculosis
a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations
an active antagonism
he was active in drawing attention to their grievances
active volcanoes
an active ingredient
keep hope alive
the tradition was still alive
an active tradition
an active member of the club
he was politically active
the participating organizations
on active duty
the platoon is combat-ready
review the fighting forces
the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees
‘The boy threw the ball’ uses the active voice
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