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"on active duty"adjectiveengaged in or ready for military or naval operations
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nounchemical agent capable of activity
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adjective(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
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"an active member of the club" "he was politically active"adjectivetaking part in an activity
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"an active tradition"adjectivein operation
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"`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"nounthe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
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"the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"nouna person who is a participating member of an organization
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"an active toddler" "active as a gazelle" "an active man is a man of action"adjectivecharacterized by energetic activity
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"a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations" "an active antagonism" "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"adjectivedisposed to take action or effectuate change
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"active duty" "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"adjectiveengaged in full-time work
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"an active ingredient"adjectiveexerting influence or producing a change or effect
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"Hemingway favors active constructions"adjectiveexpressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:Opposite:
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"an active seaport" "an active bond market" "an active account"adjectivefull of activity or engaged in continuous activityOpposite:
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adjective(of e.g. volcanos) capable of eruptingOpposite:
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"active volcanos"adjective(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
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adjective(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissionsOpposite:
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"active tuberculosis"adjectivetending to become more severe or wider in scope
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Examples of active
- "on active duty"
- "an active member of the club"
- "he was politically active"
- "an active tradition"
- "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
- "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
- "an active toddler"
- "active as a gazelle"
- "an active man is a man of action"
- "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"
- "an active antagonism"
- "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
- "active duty"
- "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
- "an active ingredient"
- "Hemingway favors active constructions"
- "an active seaport"
- "an active bond market"
- "an active account"
- "active volcanos"
- "active tuberculosis"