Active ¹

Definition: 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.

Active ²

Definition: Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.

Active ³

Definition: In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.

Active ⁴

Definition: 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.

Active ⁵

Definition: Requiring or implying action or exertion; opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.

Active ⁶

Definition: Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.

Active ⁷

Definition: Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.

Active ⁸

Definition: Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.

Active ⁹

Definition: Applied to a form of the verb; opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.

Active ¹⁰

Definition: Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

Active ¹¹

Definition: Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

active ¹²

Definition: a person devoted to the active life

active ¹³

Definition: 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"

active ¹⁴

Definition: chemical agent capable of activity

active ¹⁵

Definition: characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

active ¹⁶

Definition: engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"

active ¹⁷

Definition: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"

active ¹⁸

Definition: tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"

active ¹⁹

Definition: 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"

active ²⁰

Definition: producing activity or change

active ²¹

Definition: (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"

active ²²

Definition: expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run'') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running'' in `running water'')

active ²³

Definition: expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"

active ²⁴

Definition: exerting influence or producing an effect; "an active ingredient"

active ²⁵

Definition: of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions

active ²⁶

Definition: characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"

active ²⁷

Definition: in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"

active ²⁸

Definition: taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"

active ²⁹

Definition: being in physical motion; "active fish in the aquarium"

active ³⁰

Definition: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"