SkyfireDict

active   (TTS Sound)

The noun active has 3 senses

• active agent, active -- (chemical agent capable of activity)


• active voice, active -- (the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice")


• active -- (a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees")

The adj active has 14 senses

• active -- (tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis")


• active, combat-ready, fighting -- (engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces")


• active -- (disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances")


• active, participating -- (taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations")


• active -- (characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action")


• active -- (exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient")


• active -- (full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account")


• active, alive -- (in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition")


• active -- ((of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions)


• active -- (expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions")


• active, dynamic -- ((used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being)


• active -- ((of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting)


• active -- ((of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos")


• active -- (engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession")