Active ˈæktɪv Physical Politically Extra Examples Politics Verb

• staying physically active in later years can also keep you feeling younger.
• before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.
• they were both politically active.
• his active involvement/participation in the arts

active

1. always busy doing things, especially physical activities
• OPPOSITE inactive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inactive
• Staying physically active in later years can also keep you feeling younger.
• Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.

Extra Examples

• Try to keep active in the cold weather.
• I was already healthy and active and fit
• Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active.
• While housing for the active retired is our backbone, assisted living is a growth area.
2. 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.
• She remained active in politics until her death.
• The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget.
• They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease.

Extra Examples

• She has been active in local politics for some years.
• When did you first become politically active?
• a businessman who is equally active in politics
3. doing something regularly; functioning
• OPPOSITE inactive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inactive
• 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)

Extra Examples

• The volcano is highly active.
• By the age of 18, 65% of teenagers report being sexually active.
4. lively and full of ideas
• That child has a very active imagination.
• It's important to remain mentally active after retirement.
5. working; in use or able to be used
• The old watermill was active until 1960.
• Ensure the website URL is an active link.
6. having or causing a chemical effect
• OPPOSITE inactive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inactive
• What is the active ingredient in aspirin?
• drugs that are active against cancers
7. connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action
• COMPARE passive
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/passive_2
• In ‘He was driving the car’, the verb is active.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘preferring action to contemplation’): from Latin activus, from act- ‘done’, from the verb agere.