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"active" Meaning in English

1. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

Part of speech : adjective

Example : on active duty

Synonyms

combat-ready , fighting

2. capable of erupting

Part of speech : adjective

Example : The volcano is still active to this day.

Synonyms

live

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

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

dynamic

4. in operation

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

alive

5. taking part in an activity

Part of speech : adjective

Example : an active member of the club

Synonyms

participating

6. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

Part of speech : noun

Example : My editor prefers writing that uses the active voice.

Synonyms

active voice

7. chemical agent capable of activity

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

active agent

8. characterized by energetic activity

Part of speech : adjective

Example : an active toddler

9. engaged in full-time work

Part of speech : adjective

Example : active duty

10. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

Part of speech : adjective

Example : an active seaport

11. tending to become more severe or wider in scope

Part of speech : adjective

Example : active tuberculosis

12. disposed to take action or effectuate change

Part of speech : adjective

Example : a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations

13. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt

Part of speech : adjective

Example : active volcanos

14. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: 'Hemingway favors active constructions'

Part of speech : adjective

15. exerting influence or producing a change or effect

Part of speech : adjective

Example : an active ingredient

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

Part of speech : adjective

17. a person who is a participating member of an organization

Part of speech : noun

Example : the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees

Translation for "active"

active meaning in Spanish : activo

active meaning in German : aktiv

active meaning in Japanese : 活動的

active meaning in Turkish : aktif

active meaning in Chinese : 活性

active meaning in Arabic : نشيط

active meaning in Polish : aktywny

active meaning in Hindi : सक्रिय

active meaning in French : actif

active meaning in Russian : активный

active meaning in Tamil : செயலில்

active meaning in Telugu : క్రియాశీల

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