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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. +

Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble. +

In action; actually proceeding; working; in force +

(of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.

Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy +

Requiring or implying action or exertion +

Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative

Brisk; lively.

Implying or producing rapid action.

(grammar) ''About verbs.''

Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.

Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

(of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.

(electronics) Not passive.

(gay sexual slang) {{qualifier|of a homosexual man}} enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner. +

A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.

(electronics) Any component that is not passive. See {{w|Passivity (engineering)}}.