n.
chemical agent capable of activity
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
a person devoted to the active life
adj.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
disposed to take action or effectuate change
taking part in an activity
characterized by energetic activity
exerting influence or producing a change or effect
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
in operation
of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
engaged in full-time work
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