noun🔗ShareA person or thing that is acting or capable of acting."In our student government, the actives are responsible for organizing events and representing the student body. "personthingbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering)."In our electronics lab, we focused on understanding the difference between the actives, like transistors and diodes, and the passives, like resistors and capacitors, in a circuit. "electronicstechnologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading