in Grammar, is applied to such words as express action, and is therefore opposed to passive. The active performs the action, as the passive receives it. Thus we say, a verb *active*, a conjugation *active*, &c. or an *active* participle.

**ACTIVE Verbs** are such as do not only signify doing, or acting, but have also nouns following them, to be the subject of the action or impression. Thus, *to love*, *to teach*, are verbs *active*; because we can say, *to love a thing*, *to teach a man*. See Grammar.