| characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
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| engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
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| full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
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| tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
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| 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"
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| (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
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| (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
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| (used of verbs (e.g. `to run'') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running'' in `running water'')) expressing action rather than a state of being पर्याय: dynamic,
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| expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
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| exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"
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| (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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