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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "active"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ

(of a person) doing many things with a lot of energy
active definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My grandmother is quite active for her age, she even does gardening.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύāĻ“ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ

(of a volcano) currently showing signs of volcanic activity or having the potential to become active soon

live

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Scientists closely monitor active volcanoes to predict potential eruptions.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀āϰāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āφāĻ—ā§āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻŋāϰāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ

(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is the one that does the action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The grammar lesson focused on how to transform passive sentences into active ones for better clarity.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ›āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ­ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ­ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

likely to increase in intensity or spread in scope

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Active negotiations continued throughout the week.
05

involved in or ready for action in military or naval service

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Active forces were deployed to the region.
06

inclined to take initiative or participate in effecting change

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
An active citizen participates in community decisions.
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āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ

causing a chemical or biological effect on something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Active ingredients in cleaning products can kill bacteria.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
08

āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ

currently functioning or performing its intended task
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
All active machines in the factory are undergoing routine maintenance checks.
āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ–āĻžāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻšā§‡āĻ• āϚāϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

engaged in full-time employment or professional activity

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Active employees are eligible for benefits.
10

indicating that the subject performs the action of the verb

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Active sentences emphasize the subject as actor.
11

(of the sun) showing increased sunspots, flares, or radio emissions

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Scientists monitored active solar regions.
01

a chemical substance capable of producing a reaction or effect

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The medicine contains several actives.
02

āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ, āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

a member or participant in a particular organization or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The organization relies heavily on its actives to organize events and fundraisers.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āύāϟāĻŋ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

the grammatical voice in which the subject performs or initiates the action of the verb

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Linguists explain how active differs from passive.

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