Meaning of active
Definition of active
(adj)
tending
to
become
more
severe
or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
engaged
in or
ready
for
military
or
naval
operations; "on
active
duty"; "the
platoon
is combat-ready"; "review the
fighting
forces"
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"
taking
part
in an activity; "an
active
member
of the club"; "he was
politically
active"; "the participating organizations"
characterized by
energetic
activity; "an
active
toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an
active
man is a man of action"
exerting
influence
or producing a
change
or effect; "an
active
ingredient"
full
of
activity
or
engaged
in
continuous
activity; "an
active
seaport"; "an
active
bond
market"; "an
active
account"
in operation; "keep
hope
alive"; "the
tradition
was
still
alive"; "an
active
tradition"
(of the sun) characterized by an
increased
occurrence
of sunspots and flares and
radio
emissions
expressing that the
subject
of the
sentence
has the
semantic
function
of actor: "Hemingway favors
active
constructions"
(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and
participial
adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing
action
rather
than a
state
of
being
(of
e.g.
volcanos)
capable
of erupting
(of
e.g.
volcanos) erupting or
liable
to erupt; "active volcanos"
engaged
in
full-time
work; "active duty"; "though
past
retirement
age he is
still
active
in his profession"
(noun)
chemical
agent
capable
of
activity
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"
a
person
who is a
participating
member
of an organization; "the
club
issues a
list
of members,
both
the actives and the retirees"
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