active verb

collocation in English

meaningsofactiveandverb

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active
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
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verb
noun[C]
uk
/vɜːb/us
/vɝːb/
a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, ...
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(Definition ofactiveandverbfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofactive verb

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These tokens were then compared withactiveverbcomplements like (29) and with other it-subject constructions as discussed in the subsection below on it-subject construction.
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First, we took every 20thactiveverblisted in alphabetic order, producing a set of 26 verbs, and then every 20th nonactive verb, producing a set of 10 verbs.
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The prose in it, heavy and awkward, clomps along, rarely quickened by anactiveverb, a concrete noun, or a vivid modifier.
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It is true that in paragraph 2.01 there is a fairly clearactiveverb—"achieve".
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Often this derives from a periphrastic form involving theactiveverbcombined with a reflexive pronoun.
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The name is in the form of anactiveverband the name direction is represented by a triangle that points in the direction one needs to read.
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Theactiveverbforms usually require the total object in the genitive-accusative and passive forms take the nominative-accusative.
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It was found that complements to raising and passive verbs did not differ significantly in zero rates from complements to active verbs.
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Raising/ passive verbs with it subjects had a zero rate of 57%, similar to the 59% zero rate with active verbs.
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Transitive active verbs show the most predictable pattern.
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These are the active verbs, motion verbs, and stative verbs.
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The -- classifier is a causative-transitivizing prefix of active verbs.
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Active verbs can appear with any of the first three aspects.
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Active verbs use the attributive suffix -un "-eun" after a consonant, or -n after a vowel, for the past tense.
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