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# actively

«actively» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a busy, lively way, by doing things rather than just…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Actively means in a busy, lively way, by doing things rather than just watching or waiting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#m1)

2) Actively means really and on purpose, as in «actively looking for help». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school it describes how pupils should take part: listen actively, take part actively in a lesson. In health lessons, being actively playing or moving keeps you fit. In everyday life and news: «actively looking», «actively involved», «actively helping».

### examples

- The children took part actively in the debate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#x1)
- Try to listen actively: look at the speaker and ask questions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#x2)
- The volcano is still actively erupting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#x3)
- Grandad stays actively busy in the garden every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#x4)
- The police are actively searching for the lost dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#x5)
- Being actively outdoors is good for your health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/#x6)

### note

Adverb from the adjective «active» + -ly. Opposite: passively. Noun: activity. Spelled with «-ely»: actively.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «actively» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actively/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.