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engaged in physical activity or movement
active agent, active(noun)chemical agent capable of activity
active voice, active(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"
active(adj)a person who is a participating member of an organization
"the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
active(adj)tending to become more severe or wider in scope
"active tuberculosis"
active, combat-ready, fighting(a)(adj)engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
"on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
active(adj)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, participating(adj)taking part in an activity
"an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
active(adj)characterized by energetic activity
"an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
active(adj)exerting influence or producing a change or effect
"an active ingredient"
active(adj)full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
"an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
active, alive(p)(adj)in operation
"keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
active(adj)(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
active(adj)expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
active, dynamic(adj)(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
active(adj)(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
active(adj)(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
"active volcanos"
active(adj)engaged in full-time work
"active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
being in effective operationthe abandoned factory had not been active for years
having much high-spirited energy and movementthe fish are active today, but we still haven't caught anything
involved in often constant activityall morning the crowd at the coffeehouse kept Marion and her helper pretty active
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