English dictionary · adj
active
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Meaning and definitions
- 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
Connected roots
- ag-
doing, driving
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- action
The effort of performing or doing something.
- actual
relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
- agent
a person who acts on behalf of another
- actor
Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
- react
to respond to something
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