ACTIVE
\ˈaktɪv], \ˈaktɪv], \ˈa_k_t_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of ACTIVE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(military) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
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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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chemical agent capable of activity
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engaged in full-time work; "active duty" (military); "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
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full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
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(pathology) tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
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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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producing activity or change
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(of e.g. volcanos) being in a state of action or potential action; "active volcanos"
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(grammar) active voice
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(astronomy; of the sun) characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
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characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"
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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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chemical agent capable of activity
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full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
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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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producing activity or change
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in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
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characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"
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engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
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tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
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(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
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expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
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expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
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exerting influence or producing an effect; "an active ingredient"
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of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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being in physical motion; "active fish in the aquarium"
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engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
By Princeton University
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Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
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Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
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Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
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Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
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Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
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Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
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Actively.
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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.
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In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; - opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
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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.
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Requiring or implying action or exertion; - opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
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Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; - opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
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Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
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Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
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Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
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Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
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Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
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Actively.
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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.
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In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; - opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
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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.
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Requiring or implying action or exertion; - opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
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Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; - opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
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Applied to a form of the verb; - opposed to passive. See voice, under Voice.
By Noah Webster.
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Actively.
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Having or using the power or quality of motion or force; lively; busy; moving freely or quickly; in grammar, denoting the voice or form of the verb which represents the subject as a doer of something.
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Activeness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Actively.
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That acts: busy: nimble: (gram.) transitive.
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ACTIVITY, ACTIVENESS.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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same etymon. This adjective is used, in Pathology, to convey the idea of superabundant energy or strength. Active symptoms, e. g. are those of excitement. In Therapeutics, it signifies energetic :-as, an active treatment. The French use the expression Medecine agissante, in contradistinction to Medecine expectante. In Physiology, active has a similar signification, many of the functions being divided into active and passive.
By Robley Dunglison
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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That which has the power or quality of acting; that which acts, opposed to passive: busy, engaged in action, opposed to idle or sedentary; nimble, agile, quick; in grammar, a verb active is that which signifies action, as, I teach.
By Thomas Sheridan
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