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active Definition
(a)
tending
to
become
more
severe
or
wider
in
scope
; "
active
tuberculosis
"
(a)
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
"
(a)
characterized
by
energetic
activity
; "
an
active
toddler
"; "
active
as
a
gazelle
"; "
an
active
man
is
a
man
of
action
"
(a)
exerting
influence
or
producing
an
effect
; "
an
active
ingredient
"
(a)
full
of
activity
or
engaged
in
continuous
activity
; "
an
active
seaport
"; "
an
active
bond
market
"; "
an
active
account
"
(a)
of
the
sun
;
characterized
by
a
high
level
activity
in
sunspots
and
flares
and
radio
emissions
(a)
expressing
that
the
subject
of
the
sentence
has
the
semantic
function
of
actor
: "
Hemingway
favors
active
constructions
"
(a)
expressing
action
rather
than
a
state
of
being
;
used
of
verbs
(
e
.
g
. `
to
run
'')
and
participial
adjectives
(
e
.
g
. `
running
''
in
`
running
water
'')
(a) (
of
e
.
g
.
volcanos
)
erupting
or
liable
to
erupt
; "
active
volcanos
"
(a)
producing
activity
or
change
(a)
engaged
in
full
-
time
work
; "
active
duty
"; "
though
past
retirement
age
he
is
still
active
in
his
profession
"
(n)
chemical
agent
capable
of
activity
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
person
devoted
to
the
active
life
(s)
engaged
in
or
ready
for
military
or
naval
operations
; "
on
active
duty
"; "
the
platoon
is
combat
-
ready
"; "
review
the
fighting
forces
"
(s)
taking
part
in
an
activity
; "
an
active
member
of
the
club
"; "
he
was
politically
active
"; "
the
participating
organizations
"
(s)
in
operation
; "
keep
hope
alive
"; "
the
tradition
was
still
alive
"; "
an
active
tradition
"
(s)
being
in
physical
motion
; "
active
fish
in
the
aquarium
"
(s)
characterized
by
energetic
bodily
activity
; "
tennis
is
an
active
sport
"; "
a
very
physical
dance
performance
"
active Synonyms
active
active agent
active voice
alive(p)
combat-ready
dynamic
fighting(a)
participating
physical
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