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tending to become more severe or wider in scope;
\\\"active tuberculosis\\\"
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engaged in or ready for military or naval operations;
\\\"on active duty\\\"
\\\"the platoon is combat-ready\\\"
\\\"review the fighting forces\\\"
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disposed to take action or effectuate change;
\\\"a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations\\\"
\\\"an active antagonism\\\"
\\\"he was active in drawing attention to their grievances\\\"
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taking part in an activity;
\\\"an active member of the club\\\"
\\\"he was politically active\\\"
\\\"the participating organizations\\\"
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characterized by energetic activity;
\\\"an active toddler\\\"
\\\"active as a gazelle\\\"
\\\"an active man is a man of action\\\"
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exerting influence or producing a change or effect;
\\\"an active ingredient\\\"
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full of activity or engaged in continuous activity;
\\\"an active seaport\\\"
\\\"an active bond market\\\"
\\\"an active account\\\"
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in operation;
\\\"keep hope alive\\\"
\\\"the tradition was still alive\\\"
\\\"an active tradition\\\"
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(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
\\\"Hemingway favors active constructions\\\"
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(used of verbs (e.g. `to run\\\') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running\\\' in `running water\\\')) expressing action rather than a state of being
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(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
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(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt;
\\\"active volcanos\\\"
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engaged in full-time work;
\\\"active duty\\\"
\\\"though past retirement age he is still active in his profession\\\"