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active ( Adjective)
UK/US /ˈæk.tɪv/
Comparative
more active
Superlative
most active
1-
B1
always have something to do.
-> He is very active during the day.
-> She went back to her active life after midterm exams.
-> Despite her age, she tries to be active to stay fit.
Synonym
in action
Opposite
inactive
2-
n
participating in something in a purposeful way, not giving up until it is done.
-> She is active in student clubs.
-> He is active in gender equality movements to make a difference.
-> I have been trying to take an active role in the magazine.
Synonym
dynamic
Opposite
unproductive
3-
n
coping with something on a regular basis.
-> i am not an active swimmer, but Chris is an active swimmer
-> she is an active dancer, she loves to do it
Synonym
progressive
Opposite
quiescent
4-
n
someone who is sprited and full of life.
-> You will understand when you meet her that she has a very active personality.
-> He is not active in person.
-> When you go to college, you need to be active to meet new people.
Synonym
energetic
Opposite
dispirited
5-
n
on the job, operative.
-> Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe.
-> You cannot use the washing machine right now because it is not active.
-> Electricity will not be active in the city because of a technical fault.
Synonym
running
Opposite
nonworking, inactive
6-
n
resulting in chemical impact or including chemical substance.
-> There are active ingredients in drugs which have different functions.
-> Specialists do not recommend excessive use of drugs since they have active substances.
Synonym
effective
Opposite
passive, incompetent
7-
n
a way of forming a sentence in which object is affected by an agent (doer of the activity).
-> You need to form an active sentence if you want to stress the subject as a person.
-> An active sentence is made up of a subject, object, and verb.
Synonym
active
Opposite
passive
Word Families
'active' Contained Stories
Natural disasters are inescapably frequent on our planet. For example, active fault lines create abnormal amount of power when they collide. This remarkable power is able to bring down vast lands and cities. Those who do not have insurance have to pay for a new house regretfully. There are ways to prevent the fall of buildings. You can plant several columns acting as a cushion, absorbing power of the earthquake. In ancient times, religious people assumed that god was angry with us when an earthquake hit the earth repeatedly.
