Слово англійською: active
Прикметник
Переклад active українською: акти́вний, дія́льний (робо́тящий і т. д.), акти́вний стан
Детальний опис
active
adjective /ˈæktɪv/
busy
- always busy doing things, especially physical activities
- Staying physically active in later years can also keep you feeling younger.
- Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.
opposite inactive
taking part
- involved in something; making a determined effort and not leaving something to happen by itself
- They were both politically active.
- his active involvement/participation in the arts
- She takes an active part in school life.
- He still has an active role in running the company.
- an active participant/member
- He is an active member of several professional organizations.
- At 50, I'm an active participant in my community.
- active in something She remained active in politics until her death.
- active in doing something The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget.
- They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease.
doing an activity
- doing something regularly; functioning
- Numbers of sexually active teenagers have continued to rise.
- These animals are active only at night.
- The virus is still active in the blood.
- an active volcano (= likely to erupt)
opposite inactive compare dormant lively
- lively and full of ideas
- That child has a very active imagination.
- It's important to remain mentally active after retirement.
working/in use
- working; in use or able to be used
- The old watermill was active until 1960.
- Ensure the website URL is an active link.
chemical
- having or causing a chemical effect
- What is the active ingredient in aspirin?
- drugs that are active against cancers
opposite inactive grammar
- connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action
- In ‘He was driving the car’, the verb is active.
compare passive Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘preferring action to contemplation’): from Latin activus, from act- ‘done’, from the verb agere.