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  1. adjective
    engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
    "on active duty"
  2. noun
    chemical agent capable of activity

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  3. 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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  4. adjective
    taking part in an activity
    "an active member of the club" "he was politically active"

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  5. adjective
    in operation
    "an active tradition"

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  6. noun
    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"

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  7. noun
    a person who is a participating member of an organization
    "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
  8. adjective
    characterized by energetic activity
    "an active toddler" "active as a gazelle" "an active man is a man of action"
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  9. adjective
    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"
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  10. adjective
    engaged in full-time work
    "active duty" "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"

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  11. adjective
    exerting influence or producing a change or effect
    "an active ingredient"
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  12. adjective
    expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
    "Hemingway favors active constructions"
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  13. adjective
    full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
    "an active seaport" "an active bond market" "an active account"
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  14. adjective
    (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

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  15. adjective
    (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
    "active volcanos"

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  16. adjective
    (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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  17. adjective
    tending to become more severe or wider in scope
    "active tuberculosis"

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Definition that contains active
  • let actively cause something to happen
  • working actively engaged in paid work
  • busy actively or fully engaged or occupied
  • vigor active strength of body or mind
  • vigour active strength of body or mind
  • busywork active work of little value
  • advocacy active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
  • dynamism active strength of body or mind
  • churchgoing actively practicing a religion
  • eruptive actively spewing out lava
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