Found 4 items, similar to active.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: active aktif
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: active aktif, cergas, rajin
English → English (WordNet) Definition: active active adj 1: tending to become more severe or wider in scope; “active tuberculosis” [ant: inactive] 2: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; “on active duty”; “the platoon is combat-ready”; “review the fighting forces” [syn: combat-ready, fighting(a)] 3: 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” [ant: passive] 4: taking part in an activity; “an active member of the club”; “he was politically active”; “the participating organizations” [syn: participating] 5: characterized by energetic activity; “an active toddler”; “active as a gazelle”; “an active man is a man of action” [ant: inactive] 6: exerting influence or producing an effect; “an active ingredient” [ant: inactive] 7: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; “an active seaport”; “an active bond market”; “an active account” [ant: inactive] 8: in operation; “keep hope alive”; “the tradition was still alive”; “an active tradition” [syn: alive(p)] 9: of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions [ant: quiet] 10: expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: “Hemingway favors active constructions” [ant: passive] 11: expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water') [syn: dynamic] [ant: stative] 12: (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; “active volcanos” [ant: dormant, extinct] 13: producing activity or change [ant: counteractive] 14: engaged in full-time work; “active duty”; “though past retirement age he is still active in his profession” [ant: inactive] 15: being in physical motion; “active fish in the aquarium” 16: characterized by energetic bodily activity; “tennis is an active sport”; “a very physical dance performance” [syn: physical] active n 1: chemical agent capable of activity [syn: active agent] 2: 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" [syn: active voice] [ant: passive voice] 3: a person devoted to the active life [ant: contemplative]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Active Active \Ac"tive\, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal. [1913 Webster] Active and nervous was his gait. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano. [1913 Webster] 4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal. [1913 Webster] 5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes. [1913 Webster] 6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman. [1913 Webster] 7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. [1913 Webster] 8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy. [1913 Webster] 9. (Gram.) (a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice. (b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. (c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state. [1913 Webster] Active capital, Active wealth, money, or property that may readily be converted into money. [1913 Webster] Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick; sprightly; prompt; energetic. [1913 Webster]