actively

🇺🇸 /ˈæktɪvli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈæktɪvli/
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adverb
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doing something rather than doing nothing

The team is actively working on the project to finish it on time.

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trying hard to make something happen

He is actively searching for a new apartment in the city.

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having a direct effect or causing change

The chemical is actively destroying the harmful bacteria in the water.

translation

adv. doing something rather than doing nothing; trying hard to make something happen; having a direct effect or causing change