tending to become more severe or wider in scope; active tuberculosis'
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: Hemingway favors active constructions'
(used of verbs (e.g. `to run) and participial adjectives (e.g. `running in `running water)) expressing action rather than a state of being
[ Syn: dynamic ]
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; active volcanos'
engaged in full-time work; active duty; though past retirement age he is still active in his profession'
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'
characterized by energetic activity; an active toddler; active as a gazelle; an active man is a man of action'
exerting influence or producing a change or effect; an active ingredient'
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; an active seaport; an active bond market; an active account'
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
active (adj.)
chemical agent capable of activity
[ Syn: active agent ]
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
[ Syn: active voice ]
a person who is a participating member of an organization; the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees'
active (n.)
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; on active duty; the platoon is combat-ready; review the fighting forces
[ Syn: combat-ready , fighting ]
taking part in an activity; an active member of the club; he was politically active; the participating organizations
[ Syn: participating ]
in operation; keep hope alive; the tradition was still alive; an active tradition
[ Syn: alive ]