Meaning of active | Babel Free

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. up (a website, server, system, etc.; usually used when a website or server was previously "down" but is now back online)
4. top
5. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
6. asset (any property or material right of an enterprise or individual)
7. Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
   specifically
8. first-person singular present indicative of activar
9. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
10. Requiring or implying action or exertion
11. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
12. Brisk; lively.
13. Implying or producing rapid action.
14. About verbs.
15. Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
16. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
17. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
18. Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
19. Not passive.
20. enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
    slang

Equivalents

Examples

“certain active principles”

“the active powers of the mind⟳”

“an active child or animal”

“active laws”

“active hostilities”

“an active man of business”

“active mind⟳”

“active zeal”

“This new-comer was a man who in any company would have⟳ seemed striking.[…]He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure⟳ bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.”

“active employment or service”

“active scenes”

“an active rather than a speculative statesman”

“an active demand⟳ for corn”

“an active disease”

“an active remedy”

“I think⟳ it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like⟳ to take⟳ a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.”

“Edge uses green text for comments. This makes it easier for you to quickly differentiate between active code and comments.”

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