active voice

1. One of the two “voices” of verbs (see also passive voice). When the verb of a sentence is in the active voice, the subject is doing the acting, as in the sentence “Kevin hit the ball.” Kevin (the subject of the sentence) acts in relation to the ball.

Example Sentences

"As a player who has an active voice, I tell people to seek help," he said.

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A person could ask a chatbot to rewrite a paragraph in an active voice.

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That format uses short sentences, active voice and explanation of any complex words and ideas in a separate sentence.

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Long after he left office, Florio continued to be an active voice and weighed in on several issues.

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I think he’s doing a very good job of showing leadership right now in terms of taking an active voice and using that in the U.N. and NATO.

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