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active | disposed to take action or effectuate change | ||
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active, dynamic | [in grammar] (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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active, active voice | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb | ||
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active | characterized by energetic activity | ||
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active | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity | ||
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active | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting | ||
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active, fighting, combat-ready | [in military] engaged in or ready for military or naval operations | ||
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active, active agent | chemical agent capable of activity | ||
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active | [in vent] (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt | ||
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active, alive | in operation | ||
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active | a person who is a participating member of an organization | ||
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active | [in astronomy] (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions | ||
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active | exerting influence or producing a change or effect | ||
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active | [in pathology] tending to become more severe or wider in scope | ||
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active, participating | taking part in an activity | ||
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active | engaged in full-time work | ||
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active | [in grammar] expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: |