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Definition of Active

Active Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy. Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under 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. Related Definitions: Acting, Action, Active, Actually, Agile, All, An, And, Animal, Applied, As, Assert, Body, Brisk, Business, Busy, Causing, Certain, Change, Child, Communicating, Constantly, Contemplation, Corn, Demand, Diligent, Disease, Distinct, Dormant, Dull, Else, Employment, Energetic, Engaged, Exertion, Existence, Express, Extinct, For, Force, Form, From, Given, Having, Hostilities, Implying, In, Indolent, Inert, Lively, Zeal, Man, Mere, Mind, Motion, Movement, Nimble, Of, Operative, Opposed, Or, Passive, Physical, Power, Practical, Proceeding, Producing, Quality, Quick, Quiescent, Rapid, Rather, Remedy, Requiring, Sedentary, See, Service, Sluggish, Something, Speculative, State, Statesman, Subject, Than, That, The, Theoretical, To, Tranquil, Transitive, Under, Upon, Verb, Vigorous, Voice, Volcano, Which, Working

Active Quotations The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries. Anna Lindh CURIOSITY, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul. Ambrose Bierce Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue. Marcus Tullius Cicero We must lead in a different way... We must have an active president, who gives strong direction and works with the government for its implementation. Lionel Jospin

Active Translations active in Dutch is werkzaam, actief, bedrijvig active in French is allume, voix active, actif, agissant active in Italian is attivo active in Latin is impiger, strenuus active in Portuguese is ativo active in Spanish is activo active in Swedish is aktiv, verksam

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