busy
1 always busy doing things, especially physical activities:
Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active. * Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.
taking part
2 involved in sth; making a determined effort and not leaving sth to happen by itself:
They were both politically active. * active involvement / participation / support / resistance * She takes an active part in school life. * The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget. * They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease.
doing an activity
3 doing sth regularly; functioning:
sexually active teenagers * animals that are active only at night * The virus is still active in the blood. * an active volcano (= likely to ERUPT)
lively
4 lively and full of ideas:
That child has a very active imagination.
chemical
5 having or causing a chemical effect:
What is the active ingredient in aspirin?
grammar
6 connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action:
In 'He was driving the car', the verb is active.
comparePASSIVE
actively adverb:
Your proposal is being actively considered. * She was actively looking for a job.
noun (also active voice) [sing.] the form of a verb in which the subject is the person or thing that performs the action:
In 'She drove the car', 'she' is the subject and the verb 'drove' is in the active.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for active is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is active a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, active is tagged as adjective.
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