active
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- adjective
- /ˈæktɪv/
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activo
- Currently, it is widely recognized that women should be active participants in their breast cancer treatment.
- an active role
- become active
- active transport
And is that an active part of the core group of guys?
- And is that an active part of the core group of guys?
- If your, if your company has active users, Yeah.
- But you can also find it active within other Stoic thinkers.
Examples
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Well done, Fred, I didn't know you were so active.
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Several groups have been active lately in Spain.
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What do you do to to stay kind of active and fit?
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The consequences of not being active in this area are many, and none are positive.
Academic text (2015) -
You know, we stay active and the rewards will come.
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The commission comprised seven groups that were active in seven regions of the country.
Academic text (2017) -
If you're a witness to a murder, you can no longer be an active participant in the ensuing investigation.
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To be successful, leaders need to structure candid dialogue that involves active listening and mutual problem-solving.
Academic text (2017) -
The experimental condition facilitated immigrant students' active participation in writing and self-correcting spelling mistakes.
Academic text (2013) -
Several groups have been active lately in Spain.
Synonyms
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Still present and not dead
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Working now and serving its purpose
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A part of an enzyme or antibody where molecules attach and reactions start
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A person who helps with and joins local community projects like volunteering and neighborhood watch
- Specialized
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Energy in an electrical circuit that does useful work, like turning motors or lighting lamps
- Specialized
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A way of protecting an area from enemy planes or missiles using weapons and electronic systems to stop them
- Specialized
Childbirth in which the mother moves and changes position to help labor
- Specialized
A computer program that is running and showing on the screen so you can use it
- Specialized
Money or property that can be quickly turned into cash and used in business
- Specialized
Protection your body makes using antibodies after an infection or vaccine
- Specialized
A way some fish find objects by making a weak electric field and sensing changes in the field
- Specialized
A fake treatment that causes side effects like a real drug to keep people in the trial unaware
- Specialized
A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A treatment for HIV that uses several medicines to lower the amount of virus in the body
- Specialized
A chemical in soaps and detergents that helps water mix with oil
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Active comes from the old Latin root act meaning 'to do'. So when a process or tradition is active, it is 'doing' things now and not quiet or stopped.