Definition
Meaning of 'Active'
Meaning of 'Active' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Active 
[ a.]
- 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. [ a.]- Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
- In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
- 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.
- Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
- Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
- Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
- Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
- Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
- Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
Meaning of 'Active' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. active [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a person who is a participating member of an organization
- a person who is a participating member of an organization
Example in sentence:
- the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees
Meaning (2):
- 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 voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
Example in sentence:
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
2. active [ a]
[ a]Meaning (3):
- disposed to take action or effectuate change
- disposed to take action or effectuate change
Example in sentence:
- a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations;
- an active antagonism;
- he was active in drawing attention to their grievances
Meaning (4):
- engaged in full-time work
- engaged in full-time work
Example in sentence:
- active duty;
- though past retirement age he is still active in his profession
Meaning (5):
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope
Example in sentence:
- active tuberculosis
Meaning (6):
- (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
- (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
Example in sentence:
- active volcanos
Meaning (7):
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect
Example in sentence:
- an active ingredient
Meaning (8):
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
Example in sentence:
- an active account;
- an active bond market;
- an active seaport
Meaning (9):
- characterized by energetic activity
- characterized by energetic activity
Example in sentence:
- active as a gazelle;
- an active man is a man of action;
- an active toddler
Meaning (10):
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
Example in sentence:
- Hemingway favors active constructions
3. active [ s]
[ s]Meaning (11):
- taking part in an activity
- taking part in an activity
Example in sentence:
- an active member of the club;
- he was politically active;
- the participating organizations
Meaning (12):
- in operation
- in operation
Example in sentence:
- an active tradition;
- keep hope alive;
- the tradition was still alive
Meaning (13):
- engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
- engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Example in sentence:
- on active duty;
- review the fighting forces;
- the platoon is combat-ready
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