/ˈæktɪv/
Translation
Always moving and doing things; full of energy.
Word origin
From Latin activus, from agere meaning to do or to drive.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- activus
- English cognates
- act, action, agent
Examples
eighty.
An active person moves a lot and does many things.
.
Stay active means keep moving and exercising.
volcano .
An active volcano is one that can still erupt.
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Grammar articles
(6)Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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