active
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
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Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.
Latin āctīvusbor.
Old French actifbor.
Middle English actyf
English active
From Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīv(us), from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. By surface analysis, act + -ive.
Inflected forms:
form: more active
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most active
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: actives
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
pos: adj
examples: certain active principles
the active powers of the mind
gloss: Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
pos: adj
examples: an active child or animal
gloss: In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
pos: adj
examples: active laws
active hostilities
gloss: In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
pos: adj
tags: specifically
gloss: Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
pos: adj
examples: an active man of business
active mind
active zeal
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
gloss: Requiring or implying action or exertion
pos: adj
examples: active employment or service
active scenes
gloss: Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
pos: adj
examples: an active rather than a speculative statesman
gloss: Brisk; lively.
pos: adj
examples: an active demand for corn
gloss: Implying or producing rapid action.
pos: adj
examples: an active disease
an active remedy
gloss: About verbs.
pos: adj
gloss: About verbs.
pos: adj
gloss: About verbs.
pos: adj
gloss: Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
pos: adj
examples: I think it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like to take a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.
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gloss: Not passive.
pos: adj
gloss: enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
pos: adj
tags: slang
gloss: A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
pos: noun
examples: "Alumni could become more active in giving guidance and leadership to students. They act as sort of a 'maturity governor' on fraternities," notes Ratliff, citing surveys suggesting that fraternity actives presume mistakenly that alumni want hazing […]
gloss: Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
pos: noun
examples: Components are split into two broad segments: actives and passives. Active components like the vacuum tube and the transistor contain the power to generate and alter electrical signals.
Synonyms: abuzz
active
agile
airy
alive
animate
animated
brisk
busy
busy as a bee
buxom
buzzing
diligent
driven
driving
dynamic
eager
effervescent
energetic
enthusiastic
expeditious
frisky
gay
genki
glowing
happy
hearty
impetuous
industrious
keen
kinetic
lively
merry
mobile
motivated
moving
nimble
peppy
perky
restive
sassy
snappy
spirited
sprightly
sprunt
spry
vibrant
vigorous
vivacious
vivid
wanton
youthful
zealous
zestful
zippy
Antonyms: enervated
extinct
haggard
inactive
lither
nondriven
quiet
restful
sleeping
slow
Related words: act
versatile
proactive
young
Derived words: actifan
actimetry
activase
activate
active braking time
active camouflage
active couple
active directory
active dry yeast
active duty
active echolocation
active euthanasia
active fault
active front
active galactic nucleus
active galaxy
active gravitational mass
active ingredient
active learning
active lidar
active listening
actively
active material
active matrix
active measures
activeness
active noise cancellation
active noise control
active participle
active photolocation
active power
active radar
active radicalization
active recall
active rock
active service
active shooter
active solar
active sonar
active suffrage
active time battle
active timing
active transport
active travel
active vocabulary
active voice
active volcano
activewear
activism
activist
activity
activize
actometry
ambiactive
audioactive
autoactive
bioactive
bronchoactive
cardioactive
cloud-active
coactive
cyberactive
cytoactive
diurnal active photolocation
electroactive
endoactive
exoactive
French active
Greek active
hyperactive
hypoactive
immunoactive
interactive
magnetoactive
mechanoactive
mucoactive
myoactive
neuroactive
nocturnal active photolocation
nonactive
normoactive
omniactive
optically active
overactive
periactive
pharmacoactive
photoactive
phytoactive
piezoactive
preactive
proactive
pseudoactive
psychoactive
psychroactive
radioactive
retroactive
semi-active
semiactive
subactive
superactive
surface-active
unactive
underactive
vasoactive
venoactive
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: شَغَّال
roman: šaḡḡāl
lang: Arabic
word: عَامِل
roman: ʕāmil
lang: Bulgarian
word: акти́вен
roman: aktíven
lang: Bulgarian
word: де́йстващ
roman: déjstvašt
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 現行 /现行
roman: xiànxíng
lang: Czech
word: činný
lang: Danish
word: aktuel
lang: Estonian
word: kehtiv
lang: Finnish
word: aktiivinen
lang: Finnish
word: voimassa oleva
lang: Finnish
word: tapahtuva
lang: Finnish
word: toiminnassa
lang: French
word: actif
lang: German
word: aktiv
lang: Greek
word: ενεργός
roman: energós
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐνεργός
roman: energós
lang: Hindi
word: सक्रिय
roman: sakriya
lang: Hindi
word: क्रियात्मक
roman: kriyātmak
lang: Ido
word: aktiva
lang: Japanese
word: 能動的な
roman: nōdōteki na
lang: Latvian
word: aktīvs
lang: Norman
word: acti
lang: Polish
word: aktywny
lang: Polish
word: czynny
lang: Portuguese
word: ativado
lang: Russian
word: действи́тельный
roman: dejstvítelʹnyj
lang: Russian
word: де́йствующий
roman: déjstvujuščij
lang: Slovak
word: aktuálny
lang: Slovak
word: aktívny
lang: Slovak
word: prebiehajúci
lang: Slovak
word: súčasný
lang: Slovak
word: činný
lang: Slovene
word: aktíven
lang: Slovene
word: dejáven
lang: Swedish
word: aktiv
lang: Tagalog
word: aktibo
lang: Turkish
word: faal
lang: Azerbaijani
word: fəal
lang: Azerbaijani
word: işgüzar
lang: Azerbaijani
word: təşəbbüskar
lang: Bashkir
word: әүҙем
roman: əwźem
lang: Belarusian
word: акты́ўны
roman: aktýwny
lang: Bulgarian
word: акти́вен
roman: aktíven
lang: Bulgarian
word: де́ятелен
roman: déjatelen
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 積極 /积极
roman: jījí
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 能動 /能动
roman: néngdòng
lang: Esperanto
word: agema
lang: Estonian
word: usin
lang: Finnish
word: aktiivinen
lang: Finnish
word: tarmokas
lang: Finnish
word: toimelias
lang: French
word: actif
lang: German
word: tätig
lang: Greek
word: δραστήριος
roman: drastírios
lang: Ido
word: aktiva
lang: Japanese
word: 積極的な
roman: sekkyokuteki na
lang: Japanese
word: 能動的な
roman: nōdōteki na
lang: Latvian
word: aktīvs
lang: Latvian
word: darbīgs
lang: Latvian
word: izdarīgs
lang: Norman
word: acti
lang: Portuguese
word: ativo
lang: Russian
word: акти́вный
roman: aktívnyj
lang: Russian
word: де́ятельный
roman: déjatelʹnyj
lang: Slovak
word: aktívny
lang: Slovene
word: aktíven
lang: Slovene
word: dejáven
lang: Turkish
word: aktif
lang: Turkish
word: etkin
lang: Turkish
word: faal
lang: Albanian
word: vepror
lang: Arabic
word: فَاعِل
roman: fāʕil
lang: Arabic
word: مَعْلُوم
roman: maʕlūm
lang: Armenian
word: ներգործական
roman: nergorcakan
lang: Belarusian
word: дзе́йны
roman: dzjéjny
lang: Belarusian
word: акты́ўны
roman: aktýwny
lang: Bulgarian
word: де́ятелен
roman: déjatelen
lang: Bulgarian
word: действи́телен
roman: dejstvítelen
lang: Bulgarian
word: акти́вен
roman: aktíven
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 主動 /主动
roman: zhǔdòng
lang: Czech
word: činný
lang: Danish
word: aktiv
lang: Esperanto
word: aktiva
lang: Estonian
word: isikuline
lang: Estonian
word: aktiiv
lang: Finnish
word: aktiivi-
lang: Finnish
word: aktiivinen
lang: French
word: actif
lang: German
word: aktiv
lang: Greek
word: ενεργητικός
roman: energitikós
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐνεργητικός
roman: energētikós
lang: Hindi
word: क्रियात्मक
roman: kriyātmak
lang: Hungarian
word: aktív
lang: Hungarian
word: cselekvő
lang: Ido
word: aktiva
lang: Japanese
word: 能動
roman: nōdō
lang: Korean
word: 능동
roman: neungdong
lang: Latin
word: activus
lang: Latvian
word: darāms
lang: Macedonian
word: активен
roman: aktiven
lang: Manx
word: jantagh
lang: Middle English
word: actyf
lang: Old English
word: dǣdlīċ
lang: Persian
word: معلوم
roman: ma'lum
lang: Polish
word: czynny
lang: Portuguese
word: ativo
lang: Russian
word: действи́тельный
roman: dejstvítelʹnyj
lang: Russian
word: акти́вный
roman: aktívnyj
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: spreigeach
lang: Slovak
word: činný
lang: Slovene
word: tvoren
lang: Spanish
word: activo
lang: Swedish
word: aktiv
lang: Turkish
word: etken
lang: Ukrainian
word: ді́йсний
roman: díjsnyj
lang: Ukrainian
word: акти́вний
roman: aktývnyj
lang: Vietnamese
word: chủ động