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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“We are actively monitoring the situation and engaging with relevant authorities,” the airline wrote on its website.
From Los Angeles Times
Experts also reported little evidence that Iran is actively resuming its efforts to enrich uranium let alone building a bomb-detonating mechanism.
From Los Angeles Times
The guild disclosed that it is “actively bargaining with Nexstar stations in multiple markets.”
From Los Angeles Times
Match Group has not actively marketed the integration but has seen thousands of Japanese users sign up for the ID and is now exploring other markets, he said.
Chief Executive Julie Sweet has been a fierce advocate of the technology as a primary growth driver, actively pushing employees to learn how to use it.
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