active - Meaning in Hindi

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active - Meaning in Hindi

active Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of active in English

active adjective

1. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt

   Example

   • "active volcanos"
2. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

   Synonyms

   combat-ready, fighting

   Examples

   • "on active duty"
   • "review the fighting forces"
   • "the platoon is combat-ready"
3. taking part in an activity

   Synonyms

   participating

   Examples

   • "an active member of the club"
   • "he was politically active"
   • "the participating organizations"
4. in operation

   Synonyms

   alive

   Examples

   • "an active tradition"
   • "keep hope alive"
   • "the tradition was still alive"
5. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
6. exerting influence or producing a change or effect

   Example

   • "an active ingredient"
7. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

   Example

   • "Hemingway favors active constructions"
8. (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

   Synonyms

   dynamic

9. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
10. disposed to take action or effectuate change

    Examples

    • "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"
    • "an active antagonism"
    • "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
11. tending to become more severe or wider in scope

    Example

    • "active tuberculosis"
12. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

    Examples

    • "an active account"
    • "an active bond market"
    • "an active seaport"
13. engaged in full-time work

    Examples

    • "active duty"
    • "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
14. characterized by energetic activity

    Examples

    • "active as a gazelle"
    • "an active man is a man of action"
    • "an active toddler"

active noun

1. a person who is a participating member of an organization

   Example

   • "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
2. chemical agent capable of activity

   Synonyms

   active agent

3. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

   Synonyms

   active voice

   Example

   • "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"

Synonyms of active

• active voice
• active agent
• dynamic
• alive
• participating
• combat-ready, fighting

Antonyms of active

inactive, passive, dormant, extinct, stative, quiet

More matches for active

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