Active
Common misspellings for active:
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Definition of 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.
- In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
- 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.
- Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
- Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
- That is in action; that demands action ; actually subsisting; the opposite of passive. An active debt is one which draws interest. An active trust is a confidence connected with a duty. An active use is a present legal estate.
- 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"
- chemical agent capable of activity
- Activeness.
- Actively.
- ( military) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; " on active duty"; " the platoon is combat- ready"; " review the fighting forces"
- engaged in full- time work; " active duty" ( military); " though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; " an active seaport"; " an active bond market"; " an active account"
- ( pathology) tending to become more severe or wider in scope; " active tuberculosis"
- 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"
- producing activity or change
- ( of e. g. volcanos) being in a state of action or potential action; " active volcanos"
- ( grammar) active voice
- ( astronomy; of the sun) characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- in operation; " keep hope alive"; " the tradition was still alive"; " an active tradition"
- characterized by energetic bodily activity; " tennis is an active sport"; " a very physical dance performance"
- engaged in full- time work; " active duty"; " though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope; " active tuberculosis"
- ( of e. g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; " active volcanos"
- expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs ( e. g. ` to run') and participial adjectives ( e. g. ` running' in ` running water')
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: " Hemingway favors active constructions"
- exerting influence or producing an effect; " an active ingredient"
- of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- being in physical motion; " active fish in the aquarium"
- engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; " on active duty"; " the platoon is combat- ready"; " review the fighting forces"
- Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
- Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
- Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
- Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
- Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
- 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.
- In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; - opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
- 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.
- Requiring or implying action or exertion; - opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
- Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; - opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
- Applied to a form of the verb; - opposed to passive. See voice, under Voice.
- Having or using the power or quality of motion or force; lively; busy; moving freely or quickly; in grammar, denoting the voice or form of the verb which represents the subject as a doer of something.
- Efficient, producing effect, especially a prompt effect; not passive; bustling, busy.
- Energetic; not indolent.
- That acts: busy: nimble: ( gram.) transitive.
- ACTIVITY, ACTIVENESS.
- Busy; nimble; agile.
- Abounding in action; lively; brisk; busy.
- Expressing action, as a verb.
- Having the power of acting; quick of movement; agile; busy, or constantly engaged in action; vigorous; assiduous; requiring action or exertion; practical, as opposed to speculative. Brisk Quick in operating Implying action.
- Nimble; lively; not dull.
Usage examples for active
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The other took an early, decided and active Part in Support of the great Cause. The Original Writings of Samuel Adams, Volume 4 by Samuel Adams
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And again, she has no active desire to do good to any mortal thing. The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith
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The young man had seen the Sheriff on his arrival, expecting to find that active steps had been taken towards the arrest of the murderer. Revenge! by by Robert Barr
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I have been active in some important matters that have been reported to him, and then sometimes your Emperor is allowed to see the papers. The Secret of the Night by Gaston Leroux