ALL meanings of active
ac·tive
A a - adjective active Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things. 3
- adjective active If you have an active mind or imagination, you are always thinking of new things. 3
- adjective active If someone is active in an organization, cause, or campaign, they do things for it rather than just giving it their support. 3
- adjective active Active is used to emphasize that someone is taking action in order to achieve something, rather than just hoping for it or achieving it in an indirect way. 3
- adjective active If you say that a person or animal is active in a particular place or at a particular time, you mean that they are performing their usual activities or performing a particular activity. 3
- adjective active An active volcano has erupted recently or is expected to erupt quite soon. 3
- adjective active An active substance has a chemical or biological effect on things. 3
- singular noun active In grammar, the active or the active voice means the forms of a verb which are used when the subject refers to a person or thing that does something. For example, in 'I saw her yesterday', the verb is in the active. Compare passive. 3
- adjective active in a state of action; moving, working, or doing something 3
- adjective active busy or involved 3
- adjective active physically energetic 3
- adjective active exerting influence; effective 3
- adjective active denoting a voice of verbs used to indicate that the subject of a sentence is performing the action or causing the event or process described by the verb, as kicked in The boy kicked the football 3
- adjective active being fully engaged in military service (esp in the phrase on active service) 3
- adjective active (of a volcano) erupting periodically; not extinct 3
- adjective active (of the sun) exhibiting a large number of sunspots, solar flares, etc, and a marked variation in intensity and frequency of radio emission 3
- adjective active producing or being used to produce profit, esp in the form of interest 3
- adjective active of or denoting stocks or shares that have been actively bought and sold as recorded in the Official List of the London Stock Exchange 3
- adjective active containing a source of power 3
- adjective active capable of amplifying a signal or controlling some function 3
- noun active the active voice 3
- noun active an active verb 3
- noun active a member of an organization who participates in its activities 3
- adjective active that is acting, functioning, working, moving, etc. 3
- adjective active capable of acting, functioning, etc. 3
- adjective active causing action, motion, or change 3
- adjective active characterized by much action or motion; lively, busy, agile, quick, etc. 3
- adjective active actual, not just nominal; participating 3
- adjective active necessitating action or work 3
- adjective active currently in operation, in effect, in progress, etc. 3
- adjective active in eruption 3
- adjective active denoting the voice or form of a verb whose subject is the performer, or agent, of the action of the verb 3
- adjective active in or of the active voice 3
- adjective active showing action rather than state of being 3
- noun active an active member of an organization 3
- noun active a verb in this voice 3
- noun active (of a person) Engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits. 1
- adjective active person: busy, dynamic 1
- abbreviation ACTIVE accepted 1
- adjective active taking part 1
- adjective active grammar: not passive 1
- adjective active functioning, operating 1
- adjective active volcano: not extinct 1
- adjective active in progress 1
- adjective active military: on duty 1
- noun active verb form, voice 1
- noun active chemical agent 1
- adjective active engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life. 1
- adjective active being in a state of existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities. 1
- adjective active involving physical effort and action: active sports. 1