ACTIVE
Definition of ACTIVE
- (noun)chemical agent capable of activity
- (noun)the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
- (noun)a person who is a participating member of an organization
- (adj)engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
- (adj)taking part in an activity
- (adj)in operation
- (adj)tending to become more severe or wider in scope
- (adj)disposed to take action or effectuate change
- (adj)characterized by energetic activity
- (adj)exerting influence or producing a change or effect
- (adj)full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
- (adj)(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- (adj)expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
- (adj)(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
- (adj)(of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
- (adj)(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
- (adj)engaged in full-time work