Aktiv

I Adj.

1. (Ggs. passiv) Mitglied, Sportler, Leben, Mitarbeit etc.: active; politisch / sexuell aktiv politically / sexually active; aktiv sein be active; wirklich aktiv werden get one’s act together umg.; aktives Wahlrecht right to vote, suffrage; aktiver Wortschatz active vocabulary; ein aktives Mitglied der Church of England a practi|sing (Am. -cing) member of the Church of England

2. BIO., CHEM., MED., PHYS. active, CHEM. auch activated

3. WIRTS. Bilanz: favo(u)rable

4. Soldat, Truppe: regular; aktiver Dienst active duty

5. LING. Verb: active

II Adv. actively; aktiv mitarbeiten an (+ Dat) oder sich aktiv beteiligen an (+ Dat) take an active part in

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das Aktiv

(Grammatik) active voice; active

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Ạk|tiv ['aktiːf]

nt -s, (rare) -e

[-və] (GRAM) active

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1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) active

2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) active

3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) active

4) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) active

5) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) active

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Ak·tiv

<-s, -e>

[akˈti:f, pl -ti:və]

nt selten LING active [voice]

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I

das; Aktivs, Aktive (Sprachw.) active

II

das; Aktivs, Aktive od. Aktivs (bes. ehem. DDR) committee

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Aktiv¹ n; -s, meist sg; LING active (voice)

Aktiv² n; -s, -s; hist DDR special (work) team; POL selected group (of party activists); (Tagung) (special) meeting (of activists)

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I

das; Aktivs, Aktive (Sprachw.) active

II

das; Aktivs, Aktive od. Aktivs (bes. ehem. DDR) committee

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adj.

active adj.

live adj. adv.

actively adv.