active — ● active nom féminin Militaire Armée active Officier, sous officier d active, de carrière. ● active (expressions) nom féminin Officier, sous officier d active, de carrière. ● actif, active adjectif (latin scolastique activus) Qui est plein d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Active — Ac tive, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.] 1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; opposed to {passive}, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
active — active, operative, dynamic, live are synonymous when they mean being at work or in effective action. Active in general may be employed wherever the others are applicable, but it is also usable where none of the others would be appropriate. It may … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ACTIVE — sobriety, friendship and peace (formerly EGTYF, European Good Templar Youth Federation ) is a non governmental umbrella organisation gathering European youth temperance organisations. ACTIVE is member of the Youth Forum Jeunesse and cooperates… … Wikipedia
active — [ak′tiv] adj. [ME & OFr actif < L activus < actus, pp. of agere: see ACT1] 1. that is acting, functioning, working, moving, etc. 2. capable of acting, functioning, etc. 3. causing action, motion, or change 4. characterized by much action or … English World dictionary
active — ac·tive adj 1: characterized or accomplished by action or effort active concealment compare passive 2: engaged or participating in action or activity paying child support but not otherwise an active parent … Law dictionary
active — (adj.) mid 14c., given to worldly activity (opposed to contemplative or monastic), from O.Fr. actif (12c.) or directly from L. activus, from actus (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)). As capable of acting (opposed to passive), from late 14c. Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
active — The active voice of verbs is illustrated by the sentence Italy beat France in the final, in which the subject of the verb (Italy) performs the action and the object (France) is affected by the action. The passive equivalent is France were beaten… … Modern English usage
active — [adj1] having movement alive, astir, at work, bustling, effective, efficacious, exertive, flowing, functioning, going, hasty, impelling, in force, in play, in process, mobile, movable, moving, operating, operative, progressive, pushing, rapid,… … New thesaurus
Active — Active. См. Активный. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
