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Because of the active principle and spirit or universal soul, nothing is so incomplete, defective or imperfect, or, according to common opinion, so completely insignificant that it could not become the source of great events.
Giordano Bruno

Meaning of "active" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACTIVE

From Latin āctīvus.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACTIVE

active  [ˈæktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Active can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of active in the English dictionary

The first definition of active in the dictionary is in a state of action; moving, working, or doing something. Other definition of active is busy or involved. Active is also physically energetic.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACTIVE


attractive
əˈtræktɪv
bioactive
ˌbaɪəʊˈæktɪv
diffractive
dɪˈfræktɪv
electroactive
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈæktɪv
extractive
ɪkˈstræktɪv
hyperactive
ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv
inactive
ɪnˈæktɪv
interactive
ˌɪntərˈæktɪv
nonreactive
ˌnɒnriːˈæktɪv
overactive
ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv
photoactive
ˌfəʊtəʊˈæktɪv
photorefractive
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈfræktɪv
proactive
prəʊˈæktɪv
psychoactive
ˌsaɪkəʊˈæktɪv
radioactive
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪv
reactive
rɪˈæktɪv
refractive
rɪˈfræktɪv
retroactive
ˌrɛtrəʊˈæktɪv
unattractive
ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv
unreactive
ˌʌnrɪˈæktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACTIVE

activator
active carbon
active centre
active duty
active euthanasia
active galactic nucleus
active galaxy
active ingredient
active list
active matrix
active optics
active partner
active safety
active service
active site
active suspension
active transport
active vocabulary
active voice
active-matrix

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACTIVE

addictive
alternative
collective
constrictive
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
objective
perspective
productive
prospective
protective
reflective
reproductive
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of active in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «active» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of active

Translation of «active» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACTIVE

Find out the translation of active to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of active from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «active» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

活跃的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

activo
570 millions of speakers

English

active
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सक्रिय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَشِيط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

активный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সক্রিয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

actif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aktiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

活動的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

활동적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aktif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năng động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செயலில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सक्रिय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aktif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aktywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

активний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

activ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δραστήριος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aktiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aktiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aktiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of active

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTIVE»

The term «active» is very widely used and occupies the 1.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about active

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10 QUOTES WITH «ACTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word active.
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Liane Balaban
I've learned over the years that the best way to develop as an artist is to make things. So I tell young artists it's not enough to be an actor anymore, you have to be a filmmaker/writer/director. There's no excuse for waiting around for a job. You have to be active and make things.
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Bipasha Basu
I'm active even on bad days; it's tough to pin me down. People ask me if I'm a morning or night person. I'm an all-the-time person. I like drinking coffee, but I do it with lots of milk because my energy levels are high even without caffeine. You could call me Obelix, except I don't have a belly.
3
Tom Bosley
Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives.
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Giordano Bruno
Because of the active principle and spirit or universal soul, nothing is so incomplete, defective or imperfect, or, according to common opinion, so completely insignificant that it could not become the source of great events.
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Ken Burns
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement.
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Steve Burns
The idea of the show is that it's active and that children will become involved and watch the show, but also participate in the show. And I didn't know if that would work.
7
Smedley Butler
I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General.
8
Leslie Caron
The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing.
9
Rene Cassin
I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement.
10
Joan Collins
If you feel well and happy, your face will reflect this, but if you are down in the dumps and having a miserable time, your face will soon show this, too. In fact, you get the face you deserve by the time you're forty, and one of the keys to looking and feeling younger is being active.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACTIVE»

Discover the use of active in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to active and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward ...
A new edition of a primer that served to define coaching as a profession that carries over into the business arena as well as sports expands on the first edition's original model to incorporate new corporate trends, in a reference that ...
‎2007
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Active Directory: Designing, Deploying, and Running Active ...
With this book, you will: Get a complete review of all the new Windows 2008 features Learn how Active Directory works with Exchange and PowerShell Take advantage of the updated scripting and programming chapters to automate AD tasks Learn ...
Brian Desmond, Joe Richards, Robbie Allen, 2008
3
Active Learning
This book is a general introduction to active learning.
Burr Settles, 2011
4
Active Directory Domain Services 2008 How-To
This book delivers exactly what you’re looking for. You’ll find nearly 250 tested, step-by-step procedures for planning, installing, customizing, and managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in any production environment.
John Policelli, 2009
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Active Database Systems: Triggers and Rules for Advanced ...
This significant collection focuses on the most prominent research projects in active database systems.
Jennifer Widom, Stefano Ceri, 1996
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Active Directory Cookbook
Provides step-by-step solutions for problems associated with Active Directory.
Robbie Allen, Laura Hunter, 2006
7
Semi-Active Suspension Control Design for Vehicles
Several different approaches using different control theories are presented and evaluated in the book, with methodology provided to analyze and evaluate suspension performances while identifying optimal performance bounds.
Sergio M. Savaresi, Charles Poussot-Vassal, Cristiano Spelta, 2010
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MCTS Guide to Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 ...
Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Greg Tomsho, 2009
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Active Listening: Improve Your Ability to Listen and Lead
Active listening is a person’s willingness and ability to hear and understand.
Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), Michael H. Hoppe, 2011
10
Active Citizenship: What Could it Achieve and How?
In an effort to remedy this, the contributors to this book consider the possibilities for active citizenship within areas of broad concern in UK politics: young people and politics; parliaments with the people; women and equality; ...
Bernard Crick, Andrew Lockyer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term active is used in the context of the following news items.
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Galaxy S6 Active: Should you consider Samsung's more rugged …
Luckily—as Samsung tends to do—it released an “active” version of its smartphone, a device that disregards design for functionality. Function ... «TechnoBuffalo, Jul 15»
2
'Active workstations' make fitness part of the job
In a country plagued by obesity, any effort at intervention should be applauded. And so, a growing number of companies are outfitting their ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Apple Music, iOS 9, Galaxy S6 Active, an Android BlackBerry …
It's been a slow mobile tech summer, but busy summer for life so it's been a couple weeks since we recordered. Kevin and I had plenty to cover ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»
4
Cubs should be active at trade deadline with chance of postseason …
The Chicago Cubs weren't supposed to contend seriously until 2016. But they're one of five National League clubs in a playoff position as the ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Stolen valor can also be a problem among active-duty troops
Rare are the reports of active-duty servicemembers trying to paint themselves as heroes. Lying about a service record is something that has ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
6
After hours: Medical district seeks active street life, population boost
June 24, 2015 - A pedestrian walks on Madison near The University of Tennessee Health Science Center new Cancer Research building in the ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
7
Maruti Suzuki S-Cross vs Hyundai i20 Active: Comparison Review
Maruti Suzuki S-Cross vs Hyundai i20 Active: Comparison Review ... more difficult, and one of the reasons for that is... the Hyundai i20 Active. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Ken Block victorious in first GRC event held on an active military base
The course itself made history, being the first active military base to ever be used in a motorsports event and is the longest ever run by the GRC ... «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
9
Active warrants in Tazewell County - July 5, 2015
TAZEWELL,Va. — The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office is currently seeking the following individuals. Anyone with information concerning the ... «Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
Newby Lake Fire still active north of Arnold Peak
#"Yesterday, most of the active burning on the Newby Lake Fire was to the north and northwest," Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest ... «Omak Okanogan County Chronicle, Jul 15»

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