active
//ˈæk.tɪv//
Forms
- Comparative
- more active
- Superlative
- most active
- Plural
- actives
Definitions
1.Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;, opposed to passive, that receives.
2.Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
3.In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
4.Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
1.A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
2.Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
- Components are split into two broad segments: actives and passives. Active components like the vacuum tube and the transistor contain the power to generate and alter electrical signals.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1602
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
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
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Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.
Latin āctīvusbor.
Old French actifbor.