word-vault/dist/data/cards/ac/active.json

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{
    "term": "active",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "always busy doing things, especially physical activities",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Staying **physically active** in later years can also keep you feeling younger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to keep active in the cold weather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was already healthy and active and fit"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
                },
                {
                    "text": "While housing for the active retired is our backbone, assisted living is a growth area."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "keep (somebody)"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["against", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "involved in something; making a determined effort and not leaving something to happen by itself",
            "sensetop": "active in somethingactive in doing something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were both **politically active**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "his **active involvement/participation** in the arts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She takes an **active part** in school life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He still has an **active role** in running the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **active participant/member**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is an **active member **of several professional organizations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At 50, I'm an **active participant** in my community."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **remained active** in politics until her death.",
                    "contextForm": "active in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget.",
                    "contextForm": "active in doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has been active in local politics for some years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When did you first become politically active?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a businessman who is equally active in politics"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "keep (somebody)"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["against", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "doing something regularly; functioning",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Numbers of **sexually active** teenagers have continued to rise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These animals are active only at night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The virus is still active in the blood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an active volcano *(= likely to )*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The volcano is highly active."
                },
                {
                    "text": "By the age of 18, 65% of teenagers report being sexually active."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "keep (somebody)"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["against", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "lively and full of ideas",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That child has a very active imagination."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's important to remain mentally active after retirement."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "working; in use or able to be used",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The old watermill was active until 1960."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ensure the website URL is an active link."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "having or causing a chemical effect",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What is the active ingredient in aspirin?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "drugs that are active against cancers"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "keep (somebody)"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["against", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In ‘He was driving the car’, the verb is active."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪv/",
                "audio": "ac/active/active__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪv/",
                "audio": "ac/active/active__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘preferring action to contemplation’): from Latin activus, from act- ‘done’, from the verb agere."
}