ACTIVE

Definition of ACTIVE

  1. (noun)chemical agent capable of activity
  2. (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
  3. (noun)a person who is a participating member of an organization
  4. (adj)engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
  5. (adj)taking part in an activity
  6. (adj)in operation
  7. (adj)tending to become more severe or wider in scope
  8. (adj)disposed to take action or effectuate change
  9. (adj)characterized by energetic activity
  10. (adj)exerting influence or producing a change or effect
  11. (adj)full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
  12. (adj)(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
  13. (adj)expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
  14. (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
  15. (adj)(of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
  16. (adj)(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
  17. (adj)engaged in full-time work