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Active   /ˈæktɪv/   Listen
Active

adjective
1.
Tending to become more severe or wider in scope.
2.
Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.  Synonyms: combat-ready, fighting.  "The platoon is combat-ready" , "Review the fighting forces"
3.
Disposed to take action or effectuate change.  "An active antagonism" , "He was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
4.
Taking part in an activity.  Synonym: participating.  "He was politically active" , "The participating organizations"
5.
Characterized by energetic activity.  "Active as a gazelle" , "An active man is a man of action"
6.
Exerting influence or producing a change or effect.
7.
Full of activity or engaged in continuous activity.  "An active bond market" , "An active account"
8.
In operation.  Synonym: alive.  "The tradition was still alive" , "An active tradition"
9.
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions.
10.
Expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:.
11.
(used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being.  Synonym: dynamic.
12.
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting.
13.
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt.
14.
Engaged in full-time work.  "Though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
noun
1.
Chemical agent capable of activity.  Synonym: active agent.
2.
The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb.  Synonym: active voice.
3.
A person who is a participating member of an organization.



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"Active" Quotes from Famous Books



... reactionary wave, the North had become wholly Protestant. It has been estimated that nine-tenths of the people of Germany were of the new faith; half the population of France had adopted it; even in Italy protest and disbelief were widespread and active. Only in Spain did the Inquisition with firmest cruelty trample down each ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1-20 • Various
... this religious belief which expressed itself in science. Science was the analysis of the outer self, the elementary substance of the self, the outer world. And the machine is the great reconstructed selfless power. Hence the active worship to which we were given at the end of the last century, the worship of ...
— Twilight in Italy • D.H. Lawrence
... remained inertly in his place. "Put me in irons, heh! You put me in irons, you old Triton. Put me in irons, will you?" His amiable mood was passing; before one could say so, it was past. He was meditating means of active offense. He gathered up the carving-knife and fork, and held them close under Mr. Watterson's nose. "Smell that!" he said, and frowned as darkly as a man of so ...
— The Lady of the Aroostook • W. D. Howells
... else seemed to be making any very active efforts, and at last he decided that he must do something himself. He discovered Grogoff's address, went to the Gagarinskaya and looked up at the flat, hung about a bit in the hope of seeing Nina. Then he did see her at Rozanov's party, and this, although he said nothing to me ...
— The Secret City • Hugh Walpole
... considerable bustle round the table, and the waiters became very active. After the third course the entrees had made their appearance; they consisted of pullets a la marechale, fillets of sole with shallot sauce and escalopes of Strasbourg pate. The manager, who till then had been having Meursault served, now offered Chambertin ...
— Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille • Emile Zola


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