active
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/ˈæktɪv/
🇬🇧
/ˈæktɪv/
adjective
A2
busy doing things, especially physical activities
Staying active helps keep your body healthy.
B1
taking part in something and making an effort
She was an active member of the community group.
B1
doing something regularly
Many active people exercise every day.
R
full of energy and ideas
Children have very active minds that imagine many things.
R
working or able to be used
Make sure the link is active before clicking it.
R
having a chemical effect
The active part of the medicine helps reduce pain.
R
when the subject does the action in a sentence
In active sentences, the subject does the action.
noun
R
the form of a verb where the subject does the action
In 'She wrote the letter', 'wrote' is in the active.
translation
busy doing things, especially physical activities; taking part in something and making an effort; doing something regularly; full of energy and ideas; working or able to be used; having a chemical effect; when the subject does the action in a sentence
the form of a verb where the subject does the action
Word Forms
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actives