- always busy doing things, especially physical activities
- Staying physically active in later years can also keep you feeling younger.
- Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.
Extra Examples- Try to keep active in the cold weather.
- I was already healthy and active and fit
- Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active.
- While housing for the active retired is our backbone, assisted living is a growth area.
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- involved in something; making a determined effort and not leaving something to happen by itself
- They were both politically active.
- his active involvement/participation in the arts
- She takes an active part in school life.
- He still has an active role in running the company.
- an active participant/member
- He is an active member of several professional organizations.
- At 50, I'm an active participant in my community.
- active in something She remained active in politics until her death.
- active in doing something The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget.
- They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease.
Extra Examples- She has been active in local politics for some years.
- When did you first become politically active?
- a businessman who is equally active in politics
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- doing something regularly; functioning
- Numbers of sexually active teenagers have continued to rise.
- These animals are active only at night.
- The virus is still active in the blood.
- an active volcano (= likely to erupt)
Extra Examples- The volcano is highly active.
- By the age of 18, 65% of teenagers report being sexually active.
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- lively and full of ideas
- That child has a very active imagination.
- It's important to remain mentally active after retirement.
- working; in use or able to be used
- The old watermill was active until 1960.
- Ensure the website URL is an active link.
- having or causing a chemical effect
- What is the active ingredient in aspirin?
- drugs that are active against cancers
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action
- In ‘He was driving the car’, the verb is active.
busy
taking part
doing an activity
lively
working/in use
chemical
grammar
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘preferring action to contemplation’): from Latin activus, from act- ‘done’, from the verb agere.
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