Definitions for active
active
ac·tive
Spelling: [ak-tiv]
IPA: /ˈæk tɪv/
Active is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 117 anagrams from letters in active (aceitv).
Definitions for active
noun
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Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
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an active person, member, subscriber, etc.:
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Informal. something showing considerable action or activity:
adjective
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engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy:
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being in a state of existence, progress, or motion:
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involving physical effort and action:
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having the power of quick motion; nimble:
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characterized by action, motion, volume, use, participation, etc.:
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causing activity or change; capable of exerting influence (opposed to passive):
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effective (opposed to inert):
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Grammar. noting or pertaining to a voice of verbal inflection in which typically the subject of the sentence is represented as performing the action expressed by the verb (opposed to passive): in He writes a letter every day is an active verb form.
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requiring or giving rise to action; practical:
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(of a volcano) in eruption.
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Accounting. profitable; busy:
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requiring personal effort or attention; not automatic:
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interest-bearing:
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Medicine/Medical. acting quickly; producing immediate effects:
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Sociology. (of a crowd) engaging in purposeful activity, often of a militant nature.
Compare expressive (def 4).
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Aerospace. able to transmit signals:
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Electronics. (of a device or system) acting as a source of electrical energy, as a generator, or capable of amplifying or converting voltages or currents, as a transistor or diode.
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(of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat by mechanical means.
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Military. serving on active duty.
Origin of active
1300-50; Latin āctīvus (see act, -ive); replacing Middle English actif Middle French Latin
Examples for active
For most of us the fear of death is a subconscious rather than an active fear.
Female members have been involved in the carnage for the past two years, but never in such an active role.
However there is little doubt that Harry has felt at his most happy and fulfilled when he has been active in his army life.
I am sorry for you all, and for you especially that you should have had to take an active part in the business.
His countrymen were the first to press steam into the active service of mankind.
It took three weeks for RSD to learn that James Seevakumaran had been an active member of its community.
Now he was active, acutely aware of himself and all his wants.
active opposition I could fight; but the tactics are now to ignore me.
Along the river, crumbling remnants of an active trading hub are overtaken by nature.
“The United States had gone to war declaring it must destroy an active weapons of mass destruction program,” the Times reported.