Active

Definition of active:

part of speech: noun

Activeness.

part of speech: adjective

Busy; nimble; agile.

part of speech: adjective

That acts: busy: nimble: ( gram.) transitive.

part of speech: adjective

Having or using the power or quality of motion or force; lively; busy; moving freely or quickly; in grammar, denoting the voice or form of the verb which represents the subject as a doer of something.

part of speech: adverb

Actively.

part of speech: adjective

ACTIVITY, ACTIVENESS.

Usage examples for active:

• Well, as I said before, it's strange that such a case should be here in this peaceful little town, and I have promised Horace to advise him all I can, although I am too busy to take any active part in it. "From the Valley of the Missing", Grace Miller White.

• The soul is active in this world and must be so in the next. "The Phantom Ship", Captain Frederick Marryat.

• John was strong and active "A Tale of a Lonely Parish", F. Marion Crawford.