active
— Adjective
– English
～ (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
active
— Adjective
– English
～ (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
active
— Adjective
– English
～ expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
active
— Adjective
– English
～ full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
active
— Noun
– English
～ chemical agent capable of activity
active
— Noun
– English
～ 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"
active
— Noun
– English
～ a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"