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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

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