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Definition of Active

1. Noun. Chemical agent capable of activity.

2. Adjective. Tending to become more severe or wider in scope. "Active tuberculosis"

3. 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"

4. Adjective. Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations. "Review the fighting forces"

5. Noun. A person who is a participating member of an organization. "The club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"

6. Adjective. Disposed to take action or effectuate change. "He was active in drawing attention to their grievances"

7. Adjective. Taking part in an activity. "The participating organizations"

8. Adjective. Characterized by energetic activity. "An active man is a man of action"

9. Adjective. Exerting influence or producing a change or effect. "An active ingredient"

10. Adjective. Full of activity or engaged in continuous activity. "An active account"

11. Adjective. In operation. "An active tradition"

12. Adjective. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions.

13. Adjective. Expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:. "Hemingway favors active constructions"

14. Adjective. (used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being.

15. Adjective. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting.

16. Adjective. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt. "Active volcanos"

17. Adjective. Engaged in full-time work. "Though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"

Definition of Active

1. 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.

Definition of Active

1. a participating member of an organization [n -S]

Medical Definition of Active

1. Characterised by action, not passive, not expectant. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Active

activating activating(a) activating agent activation activation activations activation analysis activation energy activation energy activation product

activator activator activators activator appliances active (current term) active (current term) actively activeness activenesses actives

activewear active acetate active agent active air defense active aldehyde active anaphylaxis active application active biomass active birth active carbon dioxide

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