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|link=&#123;&#123;filepath:woodhouse_10.jpg&#125;&#125;]]'''adj.'''

<b class="b2">Busy</b>: P. and V. [[ἄσχολος]], V. [[πολύπονος]]; see [[industrious]].

<b class="b2">Eager</b>: P. and V. [[πρόθυμος]], [[ἔντονος]], [[σύντονος]]; see [[eager]].

<b class="b2">Of mind</b>: Ar. and P. [[ὀξύς]].

<b class="b2">Nimble</b>: P. and V. [[ἐλαφρός]] (Xen.), Ar. and V. [[κοῦφος]], [[θοός]], V. [[λαιψηρός]].

<b class="b2">Energetic</b>: P. and V. [[δραστήριος]].

<b class="b2">An active man</b> (<b class="b2">a good walker</b>): P. ἀνὴρ [[εὔζωνος]] (Thuc. 2, 97).

<b class="b2">In active service</b> (<b class="b2">of ships</b>): P. [[ἐνεργός]].

<b class="b2">Be on active service</b> (<b class="b2">of troops</b>): P. ἐξεστρατεῦσθαι (<b class="b2">perf.</b> <b class="b2">mid.</b> <b class="b2">of</b> ἐκστρατεύειν); see <b class="b2">take the field</b>, under [[field]].

<b class="b2">Take active part in, be busy with</b>: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.).

<b class="b2">Share in</b>: P. and V. κοινωνεῖν (gen.); see [[share]].

<b class="b2">Manage</b>: P. and V. πράσσειν (acc.).
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>actīve</b>: adv.,<br /><b>I</b><br /> v. the foll. [[art]]. fin.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>āctīvē</b>, au sens actif : Prisc. Gramm. 8, 21.
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{{Georges
|georg=āctīvē, Adv. ([[activus]]), [[als]] [[ein]] Aktivum, aktiv (Ggstz. [[passive]]), [[verbum]] act. dicere, ponere, [[spät]]. Gramm.
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