inactive
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2.7
- adjective
- /ɪnˈæktɪv/
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inactivo
- During the winter months, many plants go inactive, conserving energy until spring arrives.
- an inactive volcano
- become inactive
- remain inactive
OK, it's a big, it's an it's an inactive volcano.
- OK, it's a big, it's an it's an inactive volcano.
Examples
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I'm getting worried due to the overall inactive nature of the weather pattern since October, as we have had only one noteworthy Santa Ana wind and only .24 inches have fallen here at my place in Orange since then.
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A very poorly known and mostly inactive zone in central Virginia just threw a 5.8 out of the blue, with no prior history of anything close to that.
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According to the report from your team, the virus was considered inactive.
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As the dry season progresses, adult females stop leaving the tree hole altogether, remaining inactive for the next four months or more.
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The ghost orchid can remain inactive for years, sometimes decades, then just suddenly bloom, sometimes three times in a year, never in captivity.
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The Chato Volcano (Cerro Chato) is an inactive volcano located near the more famous (and active) Arenal Volcano.
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The volcano has remained inactive for over a century, giving no signs of an eruption.
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The disease remained inactive in the patient's body, showing no symptoms or progression.
Synonyms
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4.0
Not active now but alive and able to become active again, for example a volcano or seed
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6.7
To be inactive but able to become active again
Is not working or taking part now
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inactive comes from in- 'not' and active 'working or moving', using the same act as in 'action'; think of it like 'not working now'. So an inactive volcano or disease is 'dormant' or 'sleeping' and not showing activity at this time.