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Active
Active
a.
Having
the
power
or
quality
of
acting
;
causing
change
;
communicating
action
or
motion
;
acting
;
opposed
to
passive
,
that
receives
; as,
certain
active
principles
;
the
powers
of
the
mind
.
Active
a.
Quick
in
physical
movement
; of an
agile
and
vigorous
body
;
nimble
; as, an
active
child
or
animal
.
Active
a.
In
action
;
actually
proceeding
;
working
; in
force
;
opposed
to
quiescent
,
dormant
, or
extinct
; as,
active
laws
;
active
hostilities
; an
active
volcano
.
Active
a.
Given
to
action
;
constantly
engaged
in
action
;
energetic
;
diligent
;
busy
;
opposed
to
dull
,
sluggish
,
indolent
, or
inert
; as, an
active
man
of
business
;
active
mind
;
active
zeal
.
Active
a.
Requiring
or
implying
action
or
exertion
;
opposed
to
sedentary
or to
tranquil
; as,
active
employment
or
service
;
active
scenes
.
Active
a.
Given
to
action
rather
than
contemplation
;
practical
;
operative
;
opposed
to
speculative
or
theoretical
; as, an
active
rather
than
a
speculative
statesman
.
Active
a.
Brisk
;
lively
; as, an
active
demand
for
corn
.
Active
a.
Implying
or
producing
rapid
action
; as, an
active
disease
; an
active
remedy
.
Active
a.
Applied
to a
form
of
the
verb
;
opposed
to
passive
.
See
Active
voice
,
under
Voice
.
Active
a.
Applied
to
verbs
which
assert
that
the
subject
acts
upon
or
affects
something
else
;
transitive
.
Active
a.
Applied
to
all
verbs
that
express
action
as
distinct
from
mere
existence
or
state
.
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