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The state of doing rather than being done to — verbs in their natural habitat.
means Engaged in action, currently functioning, or characterized by energy and participation rather than rest.
from From Latin activus, born of agere, to do or drive — the same root that powers agent, agenda, and agitate.
GrammarActive voice puts the doer before the deed.
VolcanoesActive means it has erupted recently, geologically speaking.
ChemistryThe active ingredient does the work; the rest carries it.