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| ac·tive [ áktiv ] |
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1. moving about: moving about, working, or doing something, and not resting or sleeping
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2. busy: full of or involved in busy activity
  an active life
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3. doing something: carrying out, or able to carry out, an action or process
an active ingredient
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4. chemistry biology having an effect: having a chemical or biological effect on something, or able to have one
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5. showing involvement or energy: characterized by involvement, energy, or action
played an active part
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6. needing and using energy: requiring a lot of energy and movement
active pastimes
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7. comput ready for input from computer operator: describes the part of a computer screen or window that is currently in use or ready to accept input from the user
active cell
active window
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8. geology not extinct: describes a volcano that is not extinct and still erupts occasionally
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9. grammar relating to role of verb's subject: describes a verb whose subject is the person or thing performing the action described by the verb.
See also passiveadj (sense 5)
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10. astronomy showing variable surface features: describes the Sun when it is displaying large numbers of dark patches sunspots and bright patches faculae, and high variability in radio-wave emissions
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11. commerce used to produce profit: producing or being used to produce profits or dividends
an active account
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12. finance trading in large volume: bought and sold in large quantities
the ten most active stocks
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13. electronics with power source: describes electronic networks and components that contain a power source and are capable of operating
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grammar verb voice: the active voice, or a verb in the active voice
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| [14th century. Directly or via Old French< Latin activus< actus (see act)] |
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| ac·tive·ly adverb |
| ac·tive·ness noun |
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