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Definition of 'ACTIVE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) active
engaged in action or activity; characterized by energetic work, motion, etc.:
an active life.

2.  active
being in existence, progress, or motion:
active hostilities.

3.  active
marked by or disposed to direct involvement or practical action:
active support.

4.  active
involving physical action:
active sports.

5.  active
agile; nimble.

6.  active
characterized by current activity, participation, or use:
an active member; an active account.

7.  active
characterized by considerable or vigorous activity:
an active market in wheat.

8.  active
capable of exerting influence
active treason.

9.  active
effective
active ingredients.

10.  active
of, pertaining to, or being a voice, verb form, or construction having a subject represented as performing or causing the action expressed by the verb, as the verb form write in I write letters every day

11.  active
(of a verb) expressing an action rather than a state; nonstative.

12.  active
requiring or giving rise to action; practical.

13.  active
(of a volcano) in eruption or liable to erupt; not dormant or extinct.

14.  active
(of a fault) experiencing recurrent seismic movement.

15.  active
acting as a source of electrical energy, as a generator.

16.  active
capable of amplifying or converting voltages or currents, as a transistor or diode.

17.  active
(of military personnel) on active duty.

18. (n.) active
the active voice.

19.  active
a form or construction in the active voice.

Etymology: (1300–50; < MF < L āctīvus <

Definition of 'ACTIVE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) active agent, active
chemical agent capable of activity

2. (noun) active voice, active
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"

3. (adj) active
a person who is a participating member of an organization
"the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"

4. (adj) active
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
"active tuberculosis"

5. (adj) active, combat-ready, fighting(a)
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
"on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"

6. (adj) active
disposed to take action or effectuate change
"a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"

7. (adj) active, participating
taking part in an activity
"an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"

8. (adj) active
characterized by energetic activity
"an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

9. (adj) active
exerting influence or producing a change or effect
"an active ingredient"

10. (adj) active
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
"an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"

11. (adj) active, alive(p)
in operation
"keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"

12. (adj) active
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

13. (adj) active
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"

14. (adj) active, dynamic
(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

15. (adj) active
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

16. (adj) active
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
"active volcanos"

17. (adj) active
engaged in full-time work
"active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"

Definition of 'ACTIVE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) active
≠ inactive
a very active child; active vacations; Try to keep active.

2.  active
participating frequently in an activity
active in politics; an active member of the group

3.  active
functioning or being used
an active volcano; an active bank account

4.  active
≠ passive
an active sentence

5. (noun) active
the active (voice)
≠ passive
Change these sentences into the active.

Definition of 'ACTIVE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) ACTIVE
having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind

2. (adj) ACTIVE
quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal

3. (adj) ACTIVE
in action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano

4. (adj) ACTIVE
given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal

5. (adj) ACTIVE
requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes

6. (adj) ACTIVE
given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman

7. (adj) ACTIVE
brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn

8. (adj) ACTIVE
implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy

9. (adj) ACTIVE
applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.

10. (adj) ACTIVE
applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive

11. (adj) ACTIVE
applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state

Translation of 'ACTIVE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: energetic or lively; able to work etc At seventy, he's no longer very active.
Afrikaans: aktief	Arabic: نَشِيط ، مُفْعَم بِالحَيا	Bulgarian: енергичен
Brazilian: ativo	Czech: aktivní, čilý	German: aktiv
Danish: aktiv	Greek: δραστήριος	Spanish: activo
Estonian: tegus	Farsi: پر جنب و جوش	Finnish: eloisa
French: actif	Hebrew: פָּעִיל, פְּעַלתָּן	Hindi: सक्रिय
Croatian: aktivan	Hungarian: aktív	Indonesian: giat
Icelandic: virkur	Italian: attivo	Japanese: 活動的な
Korean: 활동적인	Lithuanian: veiklus, aktyvus	Latvian: darbīgs; aktīvs
Malay: cergas	Dutch: actief	Norwegian: aktiv, energisk, virksom
Polish: czynny, aktywny	Persian: پر جنب و جوش	Pashto: له جنبځخه ډك
Portuguese: activo	Romanian: activ, energic	Russian: бодрый
Slovak: aktívny	Slovenian: dejaven	Serbian: aktivan
Swedish: aktiv	Thai: คล่องแคล่ว	Turkish: faal, aktif, enerjik
Taiwanese: 活躍的	Ukrainian: активний, діяльний	Urdu: سر گرم
Vietnamese: nhanh nhẹn	Chinese: 活跃的，有活动力的
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