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Active
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Pronunciation: /ˈæk.tɪv/
What “Active” means
Adj
- Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
- Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
- In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
- In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
- Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
Noun
- A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
- Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
Where the word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active From Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīv(us), from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. By surface analysis, act + -ive.
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