Adjective
1. tending to become more severe or wider in scope;
"active tuberculosis"2. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations;
"on active duty""the platoon is combat-ready""review the fighting forces"3. 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"4. taking part in an activity;
"an active member of the club""he was politically active""the participating organizations"5. characterized by energetic activity;
"an active toddler""active as a gazelle""an active man is a man of action"6. exerting influence or producing an effect;
"an active ingredient"7. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity;
"an active seaport""an active bond market""an active account"8. in operation;
"keep hope alive""the tradition was still alive""an active tradition"9. of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
10. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
11. expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
12. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt;
"active volcanos"13. producing activity or change
14. engaged in full-time work;
"active duty""though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"15. being in physical motion;
"active fish in the aquarium"16. characterized by energetic bodily activity;
"tennis is an active sport""a very physical dance performance"