ACTIVE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Active

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘preferring action to contemplation’): from Latin activus, from act- ‘done’, from the verb agere

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: ˈaktɪv

Dialects: British English

Definition:

engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits

Short Definition:

physically energetic

Examples:

although he was seventy he was still robust and active

Definition:

pursuing an occupation or activity at a particular place or in a particular way

Short Definition:

pursuing activity

Examples:

the artist was active in the 1920s
tigers are active mainly at night
a politically active student body
sexually active teenagers

Definition:

(of a thing) working; operative

Short Definition:

functioning

Examples:

the old watermill was active until 1960

Definition:

denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject is typically the person or thing performing the action and which can take a direct object (e.g. she loved him as opposed to the passive form he was loved).

Short Definition:

denoting verb