active

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun chemical agent capable of activity
  2. noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
  3. noun a person who is a participating member of an organization

Etymology

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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Synonyms

active agent

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