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tending to become more severe or wider in scope;
"active tuberculosis"
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engaged in or ready for military or naval operations;
"on active duty"
"the platoon is combat-ready"
"review the fighting forces"
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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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taking part in an activity;
"an active member of the club"
"he was politically active"
"the participating organizations"
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characterized by energetic activity;
"an active toddler"
"active as a gazelle"
"an active man is a man of action"
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exerting influence or producing a change or effect;
"an active ingredient"
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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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in operation;
"keep hope alive"
"the tradition was still alive"
"an active tradition"
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(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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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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(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
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(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
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(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt;
"active volcanos"
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engaged in full-time work;
"active duty"
"though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"