active
- adjective
- /ˈæktɪv/
- Despite his age, he remains active in community affairs.
Examples
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She leads an active lifestyle by going hiking every weekend.
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Are you active in any clubs?
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He keeps an active account for frequent transactions.
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The active seaport handles hundreds of ships every day.
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Stay active!
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Despite his age, he remains active in community affairs.
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Are you active in any sports or clubs?
Synonyms
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
Full of energy and active
Having a lot of strength and energy
Full of energy and activity that makes people feel excited
Giving full attention to an activity or idea
Busy doing something and not free to do other things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of an enzyme or antibody where molecules attach and reactions start
A person who helps with and joins local community projects like volunteering and neighborhood watch
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Energy in an electrical circuit that does useful work, like turning motors or lighting lamps
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A way of protecting an area from enemy planes or missiles using weapons and electronic systems to stop them
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Childbirth in which the mother moves and changes position to help labor
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A computer program that is running and showing on the screen so you can use it
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Money or property that can be quickly turned into cash and used in business
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Protection your body makes using antibodies after an infection or vaccine
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A way some fish find objects by making a weak electric field and sensing changes in the field
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A fake treatment that causes side effects like a real drug to keep people in the trial unaware
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A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
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To move a substance across a cell membrane from low to high concentration using energy
- Formal
A way of holding property where the person in charge must manage it and act for the people who benefit
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A treatment for HIV that uses several medicines to lower the amount of virus in the body
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A chemical in soaps and detergents that helps water mix with oil
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Active comes from the root act, from Latin agere which means 'to do' or 'to drive'. You can see the same root in actor and action, so active means 'doing' or taking part rather than staying still.