active lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks "a diligent detective investigates all clues" "a diligent search of the files"
• characterized by energetic activity "an active toddler" "active as a gazelle" "an active man is a man of action"
• engaged in full-time work "active duty" "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity "an active seaport" "an active bond market" "an active account"
• tending to become more severe or wider in scope "active tuberculosis"
• 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"
• exerting influence or producing a change or effect "an active ingredient"
• (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt "active volcanos"
• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor "Hemingway favors active constructions"