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active*/*/*/
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adj
1) always doing things, especially with energy and enthusiasm
Rose is still active at the age of 87.[/ex]
She continues to be active in politics.[/ex]
He is an active member of the American Cancer Society.[/ex]
2) an active VOLCANO is likely to ERUPT (= explode and pour out fire) at any time
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3) linguistics an active verb or sentence has the person or thing doing the action as the SUBJECT
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actively adv Word family: active Words in the same family as activeactivate vinactive adjactively advinteractive adjactivity nproactive adj II the active
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noun [singular] linguistics
the active form of a verb
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