1. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations Example : on active duty
2. capable of erupting Example : The volcano is still active to this day.
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 5. taking part in an activity Example : an active member of the club
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 Example : My editor prefers writing that uses the active voice.
7. chemical agent capable of activity 8. characterized by energetic activity Example : an active toddler
9. engaged in full-time work Example : active duty
10. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity Example : an active seaport
11. tending to become more severe or wider in scope Example : active tuberculosis
12. disposed to take action or effectuate change Example : a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations
13. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt Example : active volcanos
14. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: 'Hemingway favors active constructions' 15. exerting influence or producing a change or effect Example : an active ingredient
16. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions 17. a person who is a participating member of an organization 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