active

Etymology
From, from , from , from , ultimately from.

Morphologically.

Adjective

 * 1) Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;&mdash;opposed to passive, that receives.
 * 2) Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
 * 3) In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
 * 4)  Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
 * 5) Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
 * 6) Requiring or implying action or exertion
 * 7) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
 * 8) Brisk; lively.
 * 9) Implying or producing rapid action.
 * 10)  About verbs.
 * 11) Applied to a form of the verb; &mdash; opposed to passive. See active voice.
 * 12) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
 * 13) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
 * 14)  Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
 * 15)  Not passive.
 * 16)   enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
 * 1) Requiring or implying action or exertion
 * 2) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
 * 3) Brisk; lively.
 * 4) Implying or producing rapid action.
 * 5)  About verbs.
 * 6) Applied to a form of the verb; &mdash; opposed to passive. See active voice.
 * 7) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
 * 8) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
 * 9)  Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
 * 10)  Not passive.
 * 11)   enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
 * 1) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
 * 2) Brisk; lively.
 * 3) Implying or producing rapid action.
 * 4)  About verbs.
 * 5) Applied to a form of the verb; &mdash; opposed to passive. See active voice.
 * 6) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
 * 7) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
 * 8)  Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
 * 9)  Not passive.
 * 10)   enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
 * 1) Applied to a form of the verb; &mdash; opposed to passive. See active voice.
 * 2) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
 * 3) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
 * 4)  Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
 * 5)  Not passive.
 * 6)   enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
 * 1)  Not passive.
 * 2)   enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:active

Translations

 * Arabic: نَشِيط, عَامِل
 * Armenian:
 * Assamese: সক্ৰিয়
 * Asturian: activu
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: акты́ўны, дзе́йны, чы́нны
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Erzya: эряза
 * Estonian: tegev
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: πρακτικός
 * Hebrew:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 活動的
 * Kazakh:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: activus
 * Latvian: aktīvs, darbīgs
 * Macedonian: а́ктивен
 * Malay: ,
 * Malayalam:
 * Middle English: actyf
 * Norman: acti
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Persian:, ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: а̏ктӣван
 * Roman:
 * Slovak:, činný
 * Slovene: aktíven, dejáven
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: aktibo
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: ,


 * Arabic: نَشِيط
 * Belarusian: акты́ўны
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Central Sierra Miwok: hók-ŋe-
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Estonian: väle, tarmukas
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Japanese: すばしっこい
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin: actuosus
 * Latvian: aktīvs, darbīgs, kustīgs
 * Malay:
 * Malayalam: സജീവമായ
 * Maori: manahau, manamanahau, toritori, tāwariwari, hohe
 * Norman: acti
 * Persian: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: leish
 * Scottish Gaelic: giobach
 * Slovak: živý, energický
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: aktibo
 * Ukrainian:


 * Arabic: شَغَّال, عَامِل
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Estonian: kehtiv
 * Finnish:, voimassa oleva
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐνεργός
 * Ido:
 * Japanese: 能動的
 * Latvian: aktīvs
 * Norman: acti
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak:, , prebiehajúci, , činný
 * Slovene: aktíven, dejáven
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: aktibo
 * Turkish:


 * Azerbaijani:, işgüzar, təşəbbüskar
 * Bashkir: әүҙем
 * Belarusian: акты́ўны
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Esperanto: agema
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ido:
 * Japanese:, 能動的
 * Latvian: aktīvs, darbīgs, izdarīgs
 * Norman: acti
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: aktíven, dejáven
 * Turkish:, ,


 * Belarusian: акты́ўны
 * Estonian: tegutsev, tegev-
 * Latvian: aktīvs
 * Russian:


 * Arabic:
 * Bashkir: әүҙем
 * Belarusian: акты́ўны
 * Estonian: asjalik
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Japanese: 活動的
 * Latvian: aktīvs, darbīgs
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovak:, činorodý


 * Arabic: فَارِه,
 * Egyptian Arabic: نشيط
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: акты́ўны
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Ido:
 * Japanese:, , ぴんぴん,
 * Latin: actuōsus, alacer
 * Latvian: kustīgs, mundrs, možs, spirgts, žirgts, ņiprs
 * Malayalam:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: giobach
 * Slovak: živý
 * Tagalog: aktibo


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: فَاعِل, مَعْلُوم
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: дзе́йны, акты́ўны
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: isikuline,
 * Finnish: aktiivi-,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐνεργητικός
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: activus
 * Latvian: darāms
 * Macedonian: активен
 * Manx: jantagh
 * Middle English: actyf
 * Old English: dǣdlīċ
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: spreigeach
 * Slovak: činný
 * Slovene: tvoren
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ді́йсний,
 * Vietnamese:


 * Italian:
 * Maltese:

Noun

 * 1) A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
 * 2)  Any component that is not passive. See.
 * 1)  Any component that is not passive. See.

Etymology 1
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Adverb

 * 1)  actively

Adverb

 * 1)  actively