| Front | active |
|---|---|
| Back | characterized by energetic activity; engaged in full-time work; full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; tending to become more severe or wider in scope; disposed to take action or effectuate change; (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; capable of erupting; (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being; expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: 'Hemingway favors active constructions'; exerting influence or producing a change or effect; (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions; in operation; taking part in an activity; engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; a person who is a participating member of an organization; the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; chemical agent capable of activity |
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