actively
Americanadverb
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in a way that involves deliberate and vigorous engagement or effort.
Our search for your missing son has not slowed and there are important leads being actively pursued even at this moment.
Latin America is here—actively present in U.S. history, culture, and politics.
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with a high degree of volume, use, participation, etc..
Crude oil is the world's most actively traded commodity.
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in a way that is operative or effective at the time; currently.
On any given day, roughly 20 volcanoes are actively erupting.
Well over a million people are actively subscribed and learning languages with the app worldwide.
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in a way that involves physical exercise or movement.
Every volunteer role at the day center is helpful in enabling seniors to live actively, independently, and with dignity.
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Grammar. in or by means of the active voice, where the subject of the verb is also the doer of the action.
Anything expressed with a passive verb could also be expressed actively, so the choice of one over the other is often for stylistic effect.
Other Word Forms
- preactively adverb
- quasi-actively adverb
- semiactively adverb
- superactively adverb
Etymology
Origin of actively
Example Sentences
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Only one state, New York, actively regulates the business, requiring surrogacy agency owners to undergo a background check, demonstrate they follow screening guidelines and provide surrogates a document explaining their legal rights.
“I began to get actively involved in politics. That is no small thing.”
The Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that two deputies named in the lawsuit “are actively working,” with one now at Men’s Central Jail and another still in Lynwood.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite its goals, Tesla has yet to launch in additional cities and only has about 160 vehicles actively being used, according to a crowdsourced robotaxi tracker.
From MarketWatch
These black holes are not actively pulling in material from their companion stars, which means they do not emit X-rays.
From Science Daily
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