active

Meaning

Adj

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. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
5. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
6. Requiring or implying action or exertion
7. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
8. Brisk; lively.
9. Implying or producing rapid action.
10. About verbs.
11. About verbs.
12. About verbs.
13. Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
14. Not passive.
15. (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.

Noun

1. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
2. Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk.tɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin activus, from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti.
Morphologically act + -ive.

Sentences

Control an active connection multiplexing master process .

Active voice is used in a clause whose subject expresses the main verb's agent .