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ac⋅tive
[ak-tiv]
–adjective
| 1. | engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life. |
| 2. | being in a state of existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities. |
| 3. | involving physical effort and action: active sports. |
| 4. | having the power of quick motion; nimble: active as a gazelle. |
| 5. | characterized by action, motion, volume, use, participation, etc.: an active market in wheat; an active list of subscribers. |
| 6. | causing activity or change; capable of exerting influence (opposed to passive ): active treason. |
| 7. | effective (opposed to inert ): active ingredients. |
| 8. | Grammar. noting or pertaining to a voice of verbal inflection in which typically the subject of the sentence is represented as performing the action expressed by the verb (opposed to passive ): Writes in He writes a letter every day is an active verb form. |
| 9. | requiring or giving rise to action; practical: an active course. |
| 10. | (of a volcano) in eruption. |
| 11. | Accounting. profitable; busy: active accounts. |
| 12. | requiring personal effort or attention; not automatic: an active alarm system. |
| 13. | interest-bearing: active paper. |
| 14. | Medicine/Medical. acting quickly; producing immediate effects: active remedies. |
| 15. | Sociology. (of a crowd) engaging in purposeful activity, often of a militant nature. Compare expressive (def. 4). |
| 16. | Aerospace. able to transmit signals: an active communications satellite. |
| 17. | Electronics. (of a device or system) acting as a source of electrical energy, as a generator, or capable of amplifying or converting voltages or currents, as a transistor or diode. |
| 18. | (of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat by mechanical means. |
| 19. | Military. serving on active duty. |
–noun
| 20. | Grammar.
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| 21. | an active person, member, subscriber, etc.: The circular was mailed only to the actives on our list. |
| 22. | Informal. something showing considerable action or activity: On the stock market there was heavy trading in the actives. |
Related forms:
ac⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ac⋅tive⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. acting; working; operative. 3. Active, energetic, strenuous, vigorous imply a liveliness and briskness in accomplishing something. Active suggests quickness and diligence as opposed to laziness or dilatory methods: an active and useful person. Energetic suggests forceful and intense, sometimes nervous, activity: conducting an energetic campaign. Strenuous implies arduous and zealous activity with a sense of urgency: a strenuous effort. Vigorous suggests strong, effective activity: using vigorous measures to accomplish an end. 4. agile, sprightly.
1. acting; working; operative. 3. Active, energetic, strenuous, vigorous imply a liveliness and briskness in accomplishing something. Active suggests quickness and diligence as opposed to laziness or dilatory methods: an active and useful person. Energetic suggests forceful and intense, sometimes nervous, activity: conducting an energetic campaign. Strenuous implies arduous and zealous activity with a sense of urgency: a strenuous effort. Vigorous suggests strong, effective activity: using vigorous measures to accomplish an end. 4. agile, sprightly.
Antonyms:
1. lazy. 5. sluggish.
1. lazy. 5. sluggish.
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Active
Ac"tive\, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]1. 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. 2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal. Active and nervous was his gait. --Wordsworth. 3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano. 4. 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. 5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes. 6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman. 7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. 8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy. 9. (Gram.) (a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice. (b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. (c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state. Active capital, Active wealth, money, or property that may readily be converted into money. Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick; sprightly; prompt; energetic.
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Language Translation for : active
Spanish:
activo,
German:
aktiv,
Japanese:
活動的な
active
1340, from L. activus, from actus (see act). Activity is attested from 1530. Activism "a doctrine of advocating energetic action" is first attested 1920; activist in this sense is from 1915.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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active
- Of or relating to a security in which there is a great deal of trading. Active securities appeal to many investors because they usually can be traded without affecting the price. In over-the-counter trading, an active security usually has a smaller spread between the bid and ask price. See also most-active stocks.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: ac·tive
Function: adjective
1 : characterized or accomplished by action or effort <active concealment> —compare PASSIVE
2 : engaged or participating in action or activity
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: ac·tive
Pronunciation: 'ak-tiv
Function: adjective
1 : capable of acting or reacting especially in some specific way
2 : tending to progress or to cause degeneration <active tuberculosis>
3 : exhibitingoptical activity
4 : requiring the expenditure of energy <active absorptive mechanisms for transporting substances from the intestine into the blood> —ac·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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| ACTIVE advanced controls technology for integrated vehicles |
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