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English to English adjective
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tending to become more severe or wider in scope |  | Example: active tuberculosis
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disposed to take action or effectuate change | | Example: a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations
an active antagonism
he was active in drawing attention to their grievances
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characterized by energetic activity | | Example: an active toddler
active as a gazelle
an active man is a man of action
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exerting influence or producing a change or effect | | Example: an active ingredient
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full of activity or engaged in continuous activity | | Example: an active seaport
an active bond market
an active account
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(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions | | source: wordnet30
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expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: | | Example: Hemingway favors active constructions
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(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being | | source: wordnet30
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(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting | | source: wordnet30
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(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt | | Example: active volcanos
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engaged in full-time work | | Example: active duty
though past retirement age he is still active in his profession
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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engaged in or ready for military or naval operations | | Example: on active duty
the platoon is combat-ready
review the fighting forces
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taking part in an activity | | Example: an active member of the club
he was politically active
the participating organizations
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in operation | | Example: keep hope alive
the tradition was still alive
an active tradition
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chemical agent capable of activity | | source: wordnet30
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the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb | | Example: `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
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a person who is a participating member of an organization | | Example: the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees
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