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• /ˈæk.tɪv/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active From Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīv(us), from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti. By surface analysis, act + -ive.

286 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: نَشِيط (našīṭ) — having the quality or power of acting
• Arabic: عَامِل (ʕāmil) — having the quality or power of acting
• Armenian: ակտիվ (aktiv) — having the quality or power of acting
• Assamese: সক্ৰিয় (xokriy) — having the quality or power of acting
• Asturian: activu — having the quality or power of acting
• Azerbaijani: fəal — having the quality or power of acting
• Belarusian: акты́ўны (aktýwny) — having the quality or power of acting
• Belarusian: дзе́йны (dzjéjny) — having the quality or power of acting
• Belarusian: чы́нны (čýnny) — having the quality or power of acting
• Bulgarian: де́ен (déen) — having the quality or power of acting
• Bulgarian: акти́вен (aktíven) — having the quality or power of acting
• Catalan: actiu — having the quality or power of acting
• Chinese Mandarin: 活性 (huóxìng) — having the quality or power of acting
• Chinese Mandarin: 積極 /积极 (jījí) — having the quality or power of acting
• Czech: aktivní — having the quality or power of acting
• Czech: činný — having the quality or power of acting
• Danish: aktiv — having the quality or power of acting
• Dutch: actief — having the quality or power of acting
• Erzya: эряза (eŕaza) — having the quality or power of acting
• Estonian: tegev — having the quality or power of acting
• Finnish: aktiivinen — having the quality or power of acting
• Finnish: tekevä — having the quality or power of acting
• Finnish: toimiva — having the quality or power of acting
• French: actif — having the quality or power of acting
• Galician: activo — having the quality or power of acting
• German: aktiv — having the quality or power of acting
• Ancient Greek: πρακτικός (praktikós) — having the quality or power of acting
• Hebrew: פָּעִיל (pa'íl) — having the quality or power of acting
• Hindi: सक्रिय (sakriya) — having the quality or power of acting
• Ido: aktiva — having the quality or power of acting
• Italian: attivo — having the quality or power of acting
• Japanese: 活動的な (katsudōteki na) — having the quality or power of acting
• Kazakh: белсенді (belsendı) — having the quality or power of acting
• Korean: 활동적 (hwaldongjeok) — having the quality or power of acting
• Latin: activus — having the quality or power of acting
• Latvian: aktīvs — having the quality or power of acting
• Latvian: darbīgs — having the quality or power of acting
• Macedonian: а́ктивен (áktiven) — having the quality or power of acting
• Malay: giat — having the quality or power of acting
• Malay: aktif — having the quality or power of acting
• Malayalam: സജീവ (sajīva) — having the quality or power of acting
• Māori: hohe — having the quality or power of acting
• Middle English: actyf — having the quality or power of acting
• Norman: acti — having the quality or power of acting
• Norwegian Bokmål: aktiv — having the quality or power of acting
• Persian: آکتیو (âktiv) — having the quality or power of acting
• Persian: کاری (kâri) — having the quality or power of acting
• Persian: کنشور (konešvar) — having the quality or power of acting
• Polish: aktywny — having the quality or power of acting
• Polish: czynny — having the quality or power of acting
• Portuguese: ativo — having the quality or power of acting
• Romanian: activ — having the quality or power of acting
• Russian: акти́вный (aktívnyj) — having the quality or power of acting
• Russian: де́ятельный (déjatelʹnyj) — having the quality or power of acting
• Serbo-Croatian: а̏ктӣван — having the quality or power of acting
• Serbo-Croatian: ȁktīvan — having the quality or power of acting
• Slovak: aktívny — having the quality or power of acting
• Slovak: činný — having the quality or power of acting
• Slovene: aktíven — having the quality or power of acting
• Slovene: dejáven — having the quality or power of acting
• Spanish: activo — having the quality or power of acting
• Swedish: aktiv — having the quality or power of acting
• Tagalog: aktibo — having the quality or power of acting
• Turkish: aktif — having the quality or power of acting
• Ukrainian: акти́вний (aktývnyj) — having the quality or power of acting
• Ukrainian: дія́льний (dijálʹnyj) — having the quality or power of acting
• Arabic: نَشِيط (našīṭ) — quick in physical movement
• Belarusian: акты́ўны (aktýwny) — quick in physical movement
• Bulgarian: акти́вен (aktíven) — quick in physical movement
• Bulgarian: енерги́чен (energíčen) — quick in physical movement
• Chinese Mandarin: 敏捷 (mǐnjié) — quick in physical movement
• Chinese Mandarin: 靈活 /灵活 (línghuó) — quick in physical movement
• Chinese Mandarin: 利落 (lìluo) — quick in physical movement
• Estonian: väle — quick in physical movement
• Estonian: tarmukas — quick in physical movement
• Finnish: aktiivinen — quick in physical movement
• Finnish: vilkas — quick in physical movement
• Finnish: vireä — quick in physical movement
• French: actif — quick in physical movement
• Galician: activo — quick in physical movement
• German: gewandt — quick in physical movement
• German: flink — quick in physical movement
• Hindi: चपल (capal) — quick in physical movement
• Japanese: すばしっこい (subashikkoi) — quick in physical movement
• Northern Kurdish: çalak — quick in physical movement
• Latin: actuosus — quick in physical movement
• Latvian: aktīvs — quick in physical movement
• Latvian: darbīgs — quick in physical movement
• Latvian: kustīgs — quick in physical movement
• Malay: aktif — quick in physical movement
• Malayalam: സജീവമായ (sajīvamāya) — quick in physical movement
• Māori: manahau — quick in physical movement
• Māori: manamanahau — quick in physical movement
• Māori: toritori — quick in physical movement
• Māori: tāwariwari — quick in physical movement
• Māori: hohe — quick in physical movement
• Central Sierra Miwok: hók-ŋe- — quick in physical movement
• Norman: acti — quick in physical movement
• Persian: چست (čost) — quick in physical movement
• Persian: چالاک (čâlâk) — quick in physical movement
• Portuguese: ativo — quick in physical movement
• Russian: акти́вный (aktívnyj) — quick in physical movement
• Russian: прово́рный (provórnyj) — quick in physical movement
• Scots: leish — quick in physical movement
• Scottish Gaelic: giobach — quick in physical movement
• Slovak: živý — quick in physical movement
• Slovak: energický — quick in physical movement
• Swedish: aktiv — quick in physical movement
• Tagalog: aktibo — quick in physical movement
• Ukrainian: акти́вний (aktývnyj) — quick in physical movement
• Arabic: شَغَّال (šaḡḡāl) — in action
• Arabic: عَامِل (ʕāmil) — in action
• Bulgarian: акти́вен (aktíven) — in action
• Bulgarian: де́йстващ (déjstvašt) — in action
• Chinese Mandarin: 現行 /现行 (xiànxíng) — in action
• Czech: činný — in action
• Danish: aktuel — in action
• Estonian: kehtiv — in action
• Finnish: aktiivinen — in action
• Finnish: voimassa oleva — in action
• Finnish: tapahtuva — in action
• Finnish: toiminnassa — in action
• French: actif — in action
• German: aktiv — in action
• Greek: ενεργός (energós) — in action
• Ancient Greek: ἐνεργός (energós) — in action
• Hindi: सक्रिय (sakriya) — in action
• Hindi: क्रियात्मक (kriyātmak) — in action
• Ido: aktiva — in action
• Japanese: 能動的な (nōdōteki na) — in action
• Latvian: aktīvs — in action
• Norman: acti — in action
• Polish: aktywny — in action
• Polish: czynny — in action
• Portuguese: ativado — in action
• Russian: действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) — in action
• Russian: де́йствующий (déjstvujuščij) — in action
• Slovak: aktuálny — in action
• Slovak: aktívny — in action
• Slovak: prebiehajúci — in action
• Slovak: súčasný — in action
• Slovak: činný — in action
• Slovene: aktíven — in action
• Slovene: dejáven — in action
• Swedish: aktiv — in action
• Tagalog: aktibo — in action
• Turkish: faal — in action
• Azerbaijani: fəal — given to action
• Azerbaijani: işgüzar — given to action
• Azerbaijani: təşəbbüskar — given to action
• Bashkir: әүҙем (əwźem) — given to action
• Belarusian: акты́ўны (aktýwny) — given to action
• Bulgarian: акти́вен (aktíven) — given to action
• Bulgarian: де́ятелен (déjatelen) — given to action
• Chinese Mandarin: 積極 /积极 (jījí) — given to action
• Chinese Mandarin: 能動 /能动 (néngdòng) — given to action
• Esperanto: agema — given to action
• Estonian: usin — given to action
• Finnish: aktiivinen — given to action
• Finnish: tarmokas — given to action
• Finnish: toimelias — given to action
• French: actif — given to action
• German: tätig — given to action
• Greek: δραστήριος (drastírios) — given to action
• Ido: aktiva — given to action
• Japanese: 積極的な (sekkyokuteki na) — given to action
• Japanese: 能動的な (nōdōteki na) — given to action
• Latvian: aktīvs — given to action
• Latvian: darbīgs — given to action
• Latvian: izdarīgs — given to action
• Norman: acti — given to action
• Portuguese: ativo — given to action
• Russian: акти́вный (aktívnyj) — given to action
• Russian: де́ятельный (déjatelʹnyj) — given to action
• Slovak: aktívny — given to action
• Slovene: aktíven — given to action
• Slovene: dejáven — given to action
• Turkish: aktif — given to action
• Turkish: etkin — given to action
• Turkish: faal — given to action
• Belarusian: акты́ўны (aktýwny) — requiring or implying action or exertion
• Estonian: tegutsev — requiring or implying action or exertion
• Estonian: tegev- — requiring or implying action or exertion
• Finnish: aktiivinen — requiring or implying action or exertion
• Finnish: toiminnallinen — requiring or implying action or exertion
• Latvian: aktīvs — requiring or implying action or exertion
• Russian: акти́вный (aktívnyj) — requiring or implying action or exertion
• Arabic: حَرِك (ḥarik) — given to action rather than contemplation
• Bashkir: әүҙем (əwźem) — given to action rather than contemplation
• Belarusian: акты́ўны (aktýwny) — given to action rather than contemplation
• Estonian: asjalik — given to action rather than contemplation
• Finnish: toimelias — given to action rather than contemplation
• Finnish: tarmokas — given to action rather than contemplation
• German: rührig — given to action rather than contemplation
• Japanese: 活動的な (katsudōteki na) — given to action rather than contemplation
• Latvian: aktīvs — given to action rather than contemplation
• Latvian: darbīgs — given to action rather than contemplation
• Russian: де́ятельный (déjatelʹnyj) — given to action rather than contemplation
• Russian: акти́вный (aktívnyj) — given to action rather than contemplation
• Russian: энерги́чный (enɛrgíčnyj) — given to action rather than contemplation
• Slovak: aktívny — given to action rather than contemplation
• Slovak: činorodý — given to action rather than contemplation
• Amharic: ንቁ (nəḳu) — brisk; lively
• Arabic: فَارِه (fārih) — brisk; lively
• Arabic: حَرِك (ḥarik) — brisk; lively
• Arabic: نشيط (nišīṭ) — brisk; lively
• Azerbaijani: fəal — brisk; lively
• Belarusian: акты́ўны (aktýwny) — brisk; lively
• Bulgarian: енерги́чен (energíčen) — brisk; lively
• Chinese Mandarin: 活躍 /活跃 (huóyuè) — brisk; lively
• Estonian: elav — brisk; lively
• Finnish: eloisa — brisk; lively
• Finnish: reipas — brisk; lively
• Hindi: चपल (capal) — brisk; lively
• Ido: aktiva — brisk; lively
• Japanese: 活発な (kappatsu na) — brisk; lively
• Japanese: ぴちぴち (pichipichi) — brisk; lively
• Japanese: ぴんぴん (pinpin) — brisk; lively
• Japanese: 活躍 (katsuyaku) — brisk; lively
• Latin: actuōsus — brisk; lively
• Latin: alacer — brisk; lively
• Latvian: kustīgs — brisk; lively
• Latvian: mundrs — brisk; lively
• Latvian: možs — brisk; lively
• Latvian: spirgts — brisk; lively
• Latvian: žirgts — brisk; lively
• Latvian: ņiprs — brisk; lively
• Malayalam: സജീവ (sajīva) — brisk; lively
• Polish: aktywny — brisk; lively
• Portuguese: ativo — brisk; lively
• Russian: энерги́чный (enɛrgíčnyj) — brisk; lively
• Russian: акти́вный (aktívnyj) — brisk; lively
• Russian: живо́й (živój) — brisk; lively
• Scottish Gaelic: giobach — brisk; lively
• Slovak: živý — brisk; lively
• Tagalog: aktibo — brisk; lively
• Turkish: aktif — brisk; lively
• Turkish: etkin — brisk; lively
• Albanian: vepror — in grammar
• Arabic: فَاعِل (fāʕil) — in grammar
• Arabic: مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm) — in grammar
• Armenian: ներգործական (nergorcakan) — in grammar
• Belarusian: дзе́йны (dzjéjny) — in grammar
• Belarusian: акты́ўны (aktýwny) — in grammar
• Bulgarian: де́ятелен (déjatelen) — in grammar
• Bulgarian: действи́телен (dejstvítelen) — in grammar
• Bulgarian: акти́вен (aktíven) — in grammar
• Chinese Mandarin: 主動 /主动 (zhǔdòng) — in grammar
• Czech: činný — in grammar
• Danish: aktiv — in grammar
• Esperanto: aktiva — in grammar
• Estonian: isikuline — in grammar
• Estonian: aktiiv — in grammar
• Finnish: aktiivi- — in grammar
• Finnish: aktiivinen — in grammar
• French: actif — in grammar
• German: aktiv — in grammar
• Greek: ενεργητικός (energitikós) — in grammar
• Ancient Greek: ἐνεργητικός (energētikós) — in grammar
• Hindi: क्रियात्मक (kriyātmak) — in grammar
• Hungarian: aktív — in grammar
• Hungarian: cselekvő — in grammar
• Ido: aktiva — in grammar
• Japanese: 能動 (nōdō) — in grammar
• Korean: 능동 (neungdong) — in grammar
• Latin: activus — in grammar
• Latvian: darāms — in grammar
• Macedonian: активен (aktiven) — in grammar
• Manx: jantagh — in grammar
• Middle English: actyf — in grammar
• Old English: dǣdlīċ — in grammar
• Persian: معلوم (ma'lum) — in grammar
• Polish: czynny — in grammar
• Portuguese: ativo — in grammar
• Russian: действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) — in grammar
• Russian: акти́вный (aktívnyj) — in grammar
• Scottish Gaelic: spreigeach — in grammar
• Slovak: činný — in grammar
• Slovene: tvoren — in grammar
• Spanish: activo — in grammar
• Swedish: aktiv — in grammar
• Tagalog: tukuyan — in grammar
• Turkish: etken — in grammar
• Ukrainian: ді́йсний (díjsnyj) — in grammar
• Ukrainian: акти́вний (aktývnyj) — in grammar
• Vietnamese: chủ động — in grammar