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activity

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being active; activeness.
    uncountable
  2. activity (state of being active)
  3. Something done as an action or a movement.
    countable
  4. activity (something done as an action)
  5. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
    countable
  6. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
    countable, uncountable
  7. The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
    countable, uncountable
  8. The property of substances to react with other substances
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

51 more languages
العربيةالنّشاطشغلعمليةفعاليةفعلنشاط
Azərbaycan dilifəaliyyətfəallıq
Беларускаядзе́йнасць
Българскиактивностдейност
Bosanskiaktivnostdelatnostdjelatnostактивностделатностделодјелатност
Catalàactivitat
Češtinaaktivitačilostčinnostpůsobnost
Cymraeggweithgaredd
Danskaktivitet
Ελληνικάαπασχόλησηασχολίαδράσηδραστηριότηταενασχόλησηκίνηση
Esperantoaktiveco
Eestiaktiivsustegevus
Suomiaktiivisuusaktiiviusaktiviteettielintoimintajäntevyystekeminentoimintatoimintamuototoimintotoimivuus
Gaeilgefuadar
Gàidhligcur-seachadgnìomhachdlùthsspòrs
Galegoactividade
עבריתמעשפעילות
हिन्दीकरामातक्रियाक्रियाकलापगतिविधिफुर्तीव्यापारसक्रियता
Hrvatskiaktivnostdelatnostdjelatnostактивностделатностделодјелатност
Magyarelfoglaltságtevékenység
Հայերենգործունեություն
Bahasa Indonesiaaktivitaskegiatan
Italianoattivitàsvago
日本語アクティビティー活動活性活発活躍能動
ქართულიმოქმედება
Қазақ тілібелсенділік
한국어액티비티적극활동활성활약
Kurdîactionaktîvîteaktîvîtetaktîvîtîfaaliyet
Кыргызчаишмерлик
Latinaāctiōactuositasagitatiogestumindustriaoperatiovigor
Latviešuaktivitātedarba lauksdarbībaizdarībakustīgumsmodrībamodrumsmožumsmundrībamundrumspasākumsrosavesels
Македонскиактивност
മലയാളംപ്രയോഗംപ്രവൃത്തിപ്രവർത്തനം
Bahasa Melayuaktivitasaktivitikegiatan
Maltiattività
Nederlandsactiefactiviteitbewegingwerkzaamheid
Polskiaktywnośćczynnośćdziałalnośćdziełoożywieniezajęcie
Portuguêsactividadeatividade
Românăactivitate
Русскийактивностьдействиеделодеятельностьзанятиемероприя́тие
Slovenčinačinnosťruch
Slovenščinadejavnost
Српскиaktivnostdelatnostdjelatnostактивностделатностделодјелатност
Svenskaaktivitetförehavandesysselsättningverksamhet
தமிழ்செயல்
ไทยกรรมการเคลื่อนไหวกิจกิจกรรมกิจการงานด่านหน้าฟันเฟืองอาการ
Türkçeaktiflikaktiviteetkinlikfaaliyet
ئۇيغۇرچەپائالىيەت
Українськаакти́вністьдіяльністьзаняття
O'zbekchafaoliyat
Tiếng Việthoạt động

Examples

“Pit row was abuzz with activity.”
“The activity for the morning was a walk⟳ to the store.”
“An increasing number⟳ of sports activities are on offer⟳ at the university.”
“Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.”
“Like⟳ most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal⟳ in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed⟳ while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.”
“[…]distinctions among states of affairs are reflected to a striking degree in distinctions among Aktionsart types. That is, situations are expressed by state verbs or predicates, events by achievement verbs or predicates, and actions by activity verbs or predicates.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

activity book activity group psychotherapy activity stream activity theory activity tracker activity trap

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