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active > 17 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	active	Tending to become more severe or wider in scope
	2	active, combat-ready, fighting	Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
	3	active	Disposed to take action or effectuate change
	4	active, participating	Taking part in an activity
	5	active	Characterized by energetic activity
	6	active	Exerting influence or producing a change or effect
	7	active	Full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
	8	active, alive	In operation
	9	active	Of the sun
	10	active	Expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
	11	active, dynamic	Expressing action rather than a state of being
	12	active	(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
	13	active	(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
	14	active	Engaged in full-time work
NOUN	1	active, active agent	Chemical agent capable of activity
	2	active, active voice	The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
	3	active	A person devoted to the active life

active > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'ktihv
Rhymes	abortive, abrasive, abusive, and 298 more rhymes in ihv...

active > adjective 1
Meaning	Tending to become more severe or wider in scope.
Examples	"active tuberculosis"
Contrary	inactive
Similar	progressive
Category	pathology
Nouns	activity; activeness

active > adjective 2
Meaning	Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.
Examples	"on active duty"
Synonyms	combat-ready, fighting
Similar to	operational
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Nouns	activity, activeness

active > adjective 3
Meaning	Disposed to take action or effectuate change.
Examples	"a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
Contrary	passive, inactive
Similar	activist, activistic; hands-on; proactive
Attribute of	activeness, activity
Nouns	activeness; activity
Adverbs	actively

active > adjective 4
Meaning	Taking part in an activity.
Examples	"an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"
Synonyms	participating
Similar to	involved
Nouns	activeness; activity

active > adjective 5
Meaning	Characterized by energetic activity.
Examples	"an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
Contrary	inactive
Similar	about, astir; acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic; agile, nimble, quick, spry; hot; hyperactive, overactive; lively; on the go; sporty
See also	lively; energetic
Attribute of	activeness, activity
Nouns	activeness, activity

active > adjective 6
Meaning	Exerting influence or producing a change or effect.
Examples	"an active ingredient"
Contrary	inactive
Similar	activated; counteractive; surface-active
Nouns	activeness; activity

active > adjective 7
Meaning	Full of activity or engaged in continuous activity.
Examples	"an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
Contrary	inactive
Similar	brisk; bustling; busy; going; open; springy
Nouns	activeness, activity

active > adjective 8
Meaning	In operation.
Examples	"an active tradition"
Synonyms	alive
Similar to	existent, existing
Nouns	activeness; activity

active > adjective 9
Meaning	Of the sun. Characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions.
Contrary	quiet
Category	astronomy, uranology
Nouns	activeness; activity

active > adjective 10
Meaning	Expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions".
Contrary	passive
Category	grammar

active > adjective 11
Meaning	Expressing action rather than a state of being. Used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water').
Synonyms	dynamic
Contrary	stative
Category	grammar

active > adjective 12
Meaning	(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting.
Contrary	extinct
Similar	alive, live
See also	live

active > adjective 13
Meaning	(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt.
Examples	"active volcanos"
Contrary	dormant, inactive
Similar	eruptive
Category	vent, volcano
See also	live
Attribute of	action, activity, activeness
Nouns	activeness; activity

active > adjective 14
Meaning	Engaged in full-time work.
Examples	"active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
Contrary	inactive
Similar	activated
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Nouns	activity, activeness

active > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Chemical agent capable of activity.
Synonyms	active agent
Broader	chemical agent

active > noun 2, relation
Meaning	The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb.
Examples	"`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
Synonyms	active voice
Contrary	passive voice, passive
Broader	voice

active > noun 3, person
Meaning	A person devoted to the active life.
Contrary	contemplative
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

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