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active
Adjective
  • Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
  • Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
  • In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; — opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct.
    • Being an active volcano. specifically, of a volcano
  • Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; — opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert.
  • Requiring or implying action or exertion;—opposed to sedentary or to tranquil.
  • Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; — opposed to speculative or theoretical.
  • Brisk; lively.
  • Implying or producing rapid action.
  • About verbs. heading, grammar
    • Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
    • Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
    • Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
  • enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner. of a homosexual man
Noun
  • A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.