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active definition and meaning
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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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Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
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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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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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- Busy
- Engaging in energetic physical pursuits
- In operation; busy
- Lively section of play I have briefly followedÂ
- On fire
- On the go
- On the move
- Sporty, energetic
- Spry
- Up and about
- Working
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