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US
/ˈæktɪv/
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[ UK /ˈæktɪv/ ]
[ UK /ˈæktɪv/ ]
NOUN
- chemical agent capable of activity
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a person who is a participating member of an organization
the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees -
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
ADJECTIVE
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exerting influence or producing a change or effect
an active ingredient -
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
active volcanos -
characterized by energetic activity
an active toddler
an active man is a man of action
active as a gazelle -
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
review the fighting forces
the platoon is combat-ready
on active duty -
in operation
the tradition was still alive
an active tradition
keep hope alive - (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
- (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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tending to become more severe or wider in scope
active tuberculosis -
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
Hemingway favors active constructions -
taking part in an activity
the participating organizations
he was politically active
an active member of the club -
disposed to take action or effectuate change
an active antagonism
a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations
he was active in drawing attention to their grievances - (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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engaged in full-time work
active duty
though past retirement age he is still active in his profession -
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
an active account
an active bond market
an active seaport
How To Use active In A Sentence
- We then repeat this fractionation process on these 10 compounds, rescreen them and find the active one, and then identify what that compound is. Odette Yustman in GQ Magazine
- This enables more active forms of mobilization, with many memberships engaged in various forms of collective action, often for the first times in their history.
- The antidote is intended to protect residents from radioactive fallout from any missile attack on the nuclear station.
- Such actively passive self-surrender is thus the necessary beginning of the regeneration on which loving union depends. The Times Literary Supplement
- It also questioned the fairness of two-tier charging structures in some schemes in which members ceasing to make new contributions were charged higher fees than active members. Times, Sunday Times
- Recent innovations include plasma screens, interactive terminals and systems allowing advertisements to be displayed on a precise day at a precise time. TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK
- The volcano became active last year with a series of eruptions.
- The advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.
- This picture does not do justice to the attractiveness of all the boats and yachts that are anchored in this area.
- Probably something about the wildness of the voices is attractive to them. "For Children"
