• a person devoted to the Active life
• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball'' uses the Active voice"
• chemical agent capable of activity
• characterized by energetic activity; "an Active toddler"; "Active as a gazelle"; "an Active man is a man of action"
• engaged in full-time work; "Active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still Active in his profession"
• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an Active seaport"; "an Active bond market"; "an Active account"
• tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "Active tuberculosis"
• disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an Active interest in corporate operations"; "an Active antagonism"; "he was Active in drawing attention to their grievances"
• producing activity or change
• (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "Active volcanos"
• expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run'') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running'' in `running water'')
• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors Active constructions"
• exerting influence or producing an effect; "an Active ingredient"
• of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
• characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an Active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"
• in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an Active tradition"
• taking part in an activity; "an Active member of the club"; "he was politically Active"; "the participating organizations"
• being in physical motion; "Active fish in the aquarium"
• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on Active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"

'Active' in other languages