English to English
adjective
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope
Active tuberculosis.
source: WordNet 3.0
- disposed to take action or effectuate change
A director who takes an active interest in corporate operations.
An active antagonism.
He was active in drawing attention to their grievances.
source: WordNet 3.0
- characterized by energetic activity
An active toddler.
Active as a gazelle.
An active man is a man of action.
source: WordNet 3.0
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect
An active ingredient.
source: WordNet 3.0
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
An active seaport.
An active bond market.
An active account.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
source: WordNet 3.0
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
Hemingway favors active constructions.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
Active volcanos.
source: WordNet 3.0
- engaged in full-time work
Active duty.
Though past retirement age he is still active in his profession.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- chemical agent capable of activity
source: WordNet 3.0
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a person who is a participating member of an organization
The club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees.
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
On active duty.
The platoon is combat-ready.
Review the fighting forces.
source: WordNet 3.0
- taking part in an activity
An active member of the club.
He was politically active.
The participating organizations.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in operation
Keep hope alive.
The tradition was still alive.
An active tradition.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [áctiv] Masikap; mabisà
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
