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List of current ships in the Royal Navy
vessels. As of June 2026, there are 62 commissioned and active ships, including auxiliary ships, in the Royal Navy. Of the commissioned vessels, fourteen
List of active Royal Navy ships
List_of_active_Royal_Navy_ships
This is a list of active German Navy ships as of 2022. There are approximately 65 ships in commission including; 11 frigates, 5 corvettes, 2 minesweepers
List of active German Navy ships
List_of_active_German_Navy_ships
This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent
List of active Russian Navy ships
List_of_active_Russian_Navy_ships
strategic submarine force. It also operates a fleet of amphibious assault ships, guided missile destroyers, and stealth frigates amongst others. However
List of active Indian Navy ships
List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships
States Navy has approximately 465 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 40 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement
List of current ships of the United States Navy
List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy
This is a list of active Brazilian Navy ships. The Navy has approximately 63 ships in commission, including 10 major surface combatants, 6 submarines,
List of active Brazilian Navy ships
List_of_active_Brazilian_Navy_ships
This is a list of active ships of the Royal Swedish Navy. These ships are operated by the 1st Submarine Flotilla which is based at the Karlskrona Naval
List of active Swedish Navy ships
List_of_active_Swedish_Navy_ships
Topics referred to by the same term
album Lungu Boy Active Records, a record label Active (ship), several commercial ships by that name HMS Active, the name of various ships of the British
Active
list of vessels (ships, submarines, and other watercraft) currently in active service with the Pakistan Navy. List of former ships of Pakistan Navy Pakistan
List of active Pakistan Navy vessels
List_of_active_Pakistan_Navy_vessels
List of active ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a list of ships in active service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The JMSDF
List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships
List_of_active_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_ships
trials. Any ships with a status colour of blue is not yet counted towards the total number of active ships. In addition to regular training ships, some retired
List of ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_People's_Liberation_Army_Navy
This is a list of active ships of the Korean People's Navy, the naval service of North Korea. Most of the list includes ships of North Korean Origin.
List of active ships of the Korean People's Navy
List_of_active_ships_of_the_Korean_People's_Navy
This is a list of the active vessels of the Royal Danish Navy. In June 2023, Denmark announced considering to reintroduce submarines into its navy. The
List of active Royal Danish Navy ships
List_of_active_Royal_Danish_Navy_ships
naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The number of active USVs in the Turkish Naval Forces is classified. TCG Anadolu, flagship of
List of active ships of the Turkish Naval Forces
List_of_active_ships_of_the_Turkish_Naval_Forces
List of ships with the same or similar names
Numerous vessels have borne the name Active : Active (1764 ship) was almost rebuilt in 1785. The next year her trade was given as London-Jamaica. She transported
Active_(ship)
This is a list of active ships of the Chilean Navy, which is one of the three branches of the Chilean Armed Forces. The Chilean Navy's mission is to provide
List of active ships of the Chilean Navy
List_of_active_ships_of_the_Chilean_Navy
This is a list of active French Navy ships. The French Navy consists of 168 active ships out of which nearly 100 vessels of the Force d'action navale (Naval
List of active French Navy ships
List_of_active_French_Navy_ships
This is a list of active ships currently in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy. In Dutch, ships are given the prefix "Zijner Majesteits" ("his majesty's"
List of active Royal Netherlands Navy ships
List_of_active_Royal_Netherlands_Navy_ships
The list of active ships of the Argentine Navy includes ships currently[when?] in commission with the Navy, or operated by the Navy on behalf of other
List of active Argentine Navy ships
List_of_active_Argentine_Navy_ships
This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024. There are approximately 139
List of active Spanish Navy ships
List_of_active_Spanish_Navy_ships
prefix BNS, standing for Bangladesh Navy Ship. List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard List of historic ships of the Bangladesh Navy যুক্ত হলো দুই সাবমেরিন
List of active Bangladesh Navy ships
List_of_active_Bangladesh_Navy_ships
This is a list of active Estonian Navy ships. In total there are 7 commissioned ships in the navy. In 2023 the Naval Fleet of the Police and Border Guard
List of active Estonian Navy ships
List_of_active_Estonian_Navy_ships
Antonio class (12 in active service of 17 planned) Dock landing ships, also known as landing ship, dock or LSD, are amphibious warfare ships with well docks
United_States_Navy_ships
Naval vessel list
This is a list of active Portuguese Navy ships. In total there are 75 vessels operated by the Navy, of which, 35 are military ships, known as Navio da
List of active Portuguese Navy ships
List_of_active_Portuguese_Navy_ships
of Sri Lanka Army equipment List of Sri Lanka Air Force active aircraft "Gifted Australian ship due here tomorrow". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25
List of active ships of the Sri Lanka Navy
List_of_active_ships_of_the_Sri_Lanka_Navy
after lead ships or the first ship commissioned. The Indonesian Navy has a traditional naming convention for its ships. Moreover, the ship's type and missions
List of active Indonesian Navy ships
List_of_active_Indonesian_Navy_ships
Royal Bahraini Air Force Currently active ships of the Bangladesh Navy List of ships of the Bangladesh Coast Guard Active Bangladesh military aircraft Equipment
Lists of currently active military equipment by country
Lists_of_currently_active_military_equipment_by_country
Type of abbreviation used to describe ships
States Ship" (USS) the standard signifier for USN ships on active commissioned service. United States Navy prefixes officially only apply while a ship is
Ship_prefix
Military unit
Eric (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th. ed.). Naval Institute Press. pp. 136 & ss
List of active ships of the Colombian Navy
List_of_active_ships_of_the_Colombian_Navy
This is a list of active Italian Navy ships. The navy maintains approximately 199 ships in service, including minor auxiliary vessels. The fleet has started
List of active Italian Navy ships
List_of_active_Italian_Navy_ships
selects the names of ships. The ship prefix for all the commissioned ROK Navy ship is ROKS (Republic of Korea Ship) when the names of ships are written in English
List of active Republic of Korea Navy ships
List_of_active_Republic_of_Korea_Navy_ships
UK merchant ship (1805–1814)
have been a slave ship. She does not appear in the pre-eminent database on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. On 2 November 1805, Active, Wiley, arrived at
Active_(1805_ship)
Active was a ship built in 1764. Active was almost rebuilt in 1785. The next year her trade was given as London-Jamaica. She transported convicts to Australia
Active_(1764_ship)
Missile used to attack ships
guidance and active radar homing. A large number of other anti-ship missiles use infrared homing to follow the heat that is emitted by a ship; it is also
Anti-ship_missile
Missile guidance technique
other, similar fighter aircraft or perhaps an AWACS. Most anti-ship missiles use active radar homing for terminal guidance. Many ARH missiles with targets
Active_radar_homing
This is a list of ships currently being operated by the Finnish Navy or entering service in the near future, as of September 2018[update]. In the case
List of active Finnish Navy ships
List_of_active_Finnish_Navy_ships
Active was a French ship launched in 1793. She came into British hands circa 1799 as a prize. Peter Everitt Mestaer purchased her and named her Active
Active_(1800_ship)
Active was built in Bristol in 1799. She made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved persons, and then two voyages trading between
Active_(1799_ship)
related to Naval ships of Croatia. Croatia portal List of ships of the Yugoslav Navy Navy of the Independent State of Croatia List of ships of the Royal Yugoslav
List of active Croatian Navy ships
List_of_active_Croatian_Navy_ships
Topics referred to by the same term
It can be: Some active ship stabilizers adjust "active fins" of the ship or apply force to a large gyroscope. Anti-rolling gyro, or ship stabilizing gyroscope
Gyroscopic_stabilizer
Leeuwin-class survey ships is still active as of 3 November 2024. They were built for the RAN by NQEA of Cairns. Ordered in 1996, the ships were commissioned
List of active Royal Australian Navy ships
List_of_active_Royal_Australian_Navy_ships
Ship that disappeared in the Tasman Sea in 1810
Active was the French ship Alsace that the Royal Navy captured in 1803. William Bennett purchased her and named her Active, in place of a previous Active
Active_(1804_ship)
Type of amphibious warfare ship
A dock landing ship (also called landing ship, dock or LSD) is an amphibious warfare ship with a well dock to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious
Dock_landing_ship
current commissioned Royal New Zealand Navy ships. As of 2025, the Navy operates eight commissioned ships. The affiliations are ceremonial only, with
List of active Royal New Zealand Navy ships
List_of_active_Royal_New_Zealand_Navy_ships
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. USS Kidd is the only active ship in the Navy officially allowed to fly the Jolly Roger. Kidd was christened
USS_Kidd_(DDG-100)
In Norwegian, Royal Norwegian Navy vessels have since 1946 been given the ship prefix "KNM", short for Kongelig Norske Marine (Royal Norwegian Navy). In
List of active Royal Norwegian Navy ships
List_of_active_Royal_Norwegian_Navy_ships
Active was a snow launched in New Brunswick in 1789, possibly under another name. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register in the volume for 1793. She traded
Active_(1793_ship)
Lists of ships include: Lists of cargo ships List of civilian nuclear ships List of classic vessels List of cruise ships Lists of Empire ships List of
Lists_of_ships
Disposal process for scrap
Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving
Ship_breaking
Amphibious assault ship of World War II
A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a type of amphibious warfare ship class designed to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, along with other military
Landing_Ship,_Tank
Class of destroyer built for the Soviet Navy
All of the Russian ships have been retired from active service and one converted into a museum ship in 2018. Four modified ships (two Project 956E and
Sovremenny-class_destroyer
This is a list of ships owned or operated by Danish shipping company Maersk The following lists are active ships of the Maersk fleet as of December 2022
List_of_ships_owned_by_Maersk
British merchant and slave ship 1789–1904
as a West Indiaman. Between 1802 and 1803 she made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved persons. She was captured off West Africa
Active_(1789_ship)
main naval ships and cutters which are in service or were recently unlisted in the Ukrainian Navy as well as the auxiliary fleet, and lists ships' project
List of active Ukrainian Navy ships
List_of_active_Ukrainian_Navy_ships
British merchant and slave ship 1781–1801
Baltic and North America. From 1798 she made four complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved persons. A privateer captured her on
Active_(1781_ship)
The ship prefix for ROCN combatants is ROCS (Republic of China Ship); an older usage is CNS (Chinese Navy Ship). ROCN also avoids giving ships hull numbers
List of Republic of China Navy ships
List_of_Republic_of_China_Navy_ships
class – 23 active Seawolf class – 3 active Virginia class – 24 active Ohio class – 14 active USS Constitution – oldest commissioned ship in USN, an 'Original
List of active United States military watercraft
List_of_active_United_States_military_watercraft
Directory service, created by Microsoft for Windows domain networks
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. Windows Server operating systems include it as a set of
Active_Directory
This is a list of ships in the Republic of Singapore Navy. RSS Challenger RSS Centurion RSS Conqueror RSS Chieftain RSS Resilience (82) RSS Unity (83)
List of ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore_Navy
assault ships. It includes ships under construction, but not ships that never got past the planning stage. Retired: Retired: Retired: Retired: Active: Under
List_of_aircraft_carriers
Type 212CD Type 218 List of current Greek frigates List of decommissioned ships of the Hellenic Navy List of former equipment of the Hellenic Armed Forces
List of active Hellenic Navy ships
List_of_active_Hellenic_Navy_ships
commissioning ceremony into active duty took place during the 127th anniversary of the Philippine Navy on 20 May 2025. The second ship of the class, BRP Diego
List of equipment of the Philippine Navy
List_of_equipment_of_the_Philippine_Navy
Current aircraft of the Indian Armed Forces
The coast guard operates various ships and aircraft including fixed wing reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters. Active military equipment by country Historical
List of active Indian military aircraft
List_of_active_Indian_military_aircraft
amphibious warfare ships. This type of ship has been in use with the US Navy since World War I. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships
Coastal defense ship class of the German Imperial Navy
withdrawn from active service. The ships performed a variety of secondary duties until the end of the war. On 17 June 1919, both ships were struck from
Odin-class coastal defense ship
Odin-class_coastal_defense_ship
Class of amphibious assault ship
the ship has a displacement of "above 40,000 tonnes (39,000 long tons)". TCG Anadolu People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force List of active People's
Type 076 landing helicopter dock
Type_076_landing_helicopter_dock
1,557 ships Other ships over 1,000 gross tons, including hospital ships (prefix "USAHS"), cable ships, aircraft repair ships, port repair ships and others
List of ships of the United States Army
List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army
List of ships with the same or similar names
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth currently under construction: HMS Active (1758) was a 28-gun
HMS_Active
20 knots Ships in class: 2 Operator: Icelandic Coast Guard Commissioned: 1968 Status: In active service Albatros polar fisheries patrol ship Displacement:
List of naval ship classes in service
List_of_naval_ship_classes_in_service
Category:Naval ships of the United Kingdom List of active Royal Navy ships List of active ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary List of active Royal Marines
List of equipment of the Royal Navy
List_of_equipment_of_the_Royal_Navy
Class of guided missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy
classes in service of the PLAN Surface Force. The initial variant of the ship class is known as Type 052D and extended flight deck variant is known as
Type_052D_destroyer
Chinese guided-missile stealth cruiser/destroyer class
the integrated mast and ship superstructure. The class has a dual-band radar system; four S-band Type 346B Dragon Eye active electronically scanned array
Type_055_destroyer
Chinese naval ship - amphibious warfare
ESF). All active ships are built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard (中华造船厂) in Shanghai. People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force List of active People's
Type_072II_landing_ship
Type of amphibious warfare ship used for command and control
An amphibious command ship (LCC) of the United States Navy is a large, special-purpose ship, originally designed to command large amphibious invasions
Amphibious_command_ship
Chinese aircraft carrier
decision soon. Its crew consists of 2,000 sailors and 1,000 airmen. The ship is estimated to be 316 m (1,036 ft 9 in) long, 76 m (249 ft 4 in) wide, and
Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian
Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Fujian
US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier class
nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander
Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier
lists of Royal Navy ships: List of active Royal Navy ships lists all currently commissioned vessels in the Royal Navy. List of ship names of the Royal
List_of_Royal_Navy_ships
Surface warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Ship, Tank (LSTs) Type 072A (NATO designation Yuting II-class) — 15 in active service. Type 072III (NATO designation Yuting-I-class) — 11 in active service
People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
People's_Liberation_Army_Navy_Surface_Force
Strait in British Columbia
perished and the ship itself suffered close to $1 million damage when a Russian freighter, the Sergey Yesenin, struck it in Active Pass. On 9 August
Active_Pass
Naval gun
II. The last active ship to use the gun was the Peruvian Navy cruiser BAP Almirante Grau and was the largest naval gun still in active service prior
Bofors_15,2_cm_kanon_m/42
US Navy guided-missile destroyer class
passive electronically scanned array radar. As of April 2026,[update] 75 ships are active, with 24 more planned to enter service, making it by far the most numerous
Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Prefix for commissioned warships in the United States Navy
States Ship (abbreviated as USS or U.S.S.) is a ship prefix used to identify a commissioned ship of the United States Navy and applies to a ship only while
United_States_Ship
Maritime service of the British Armed Forces
included: 62 commissioned and active ships of the Royal Navy, 17 principal landing craft of the Royal Marines, 9 auxiliary ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
His_Majesty's_Naval_Service
Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy
Severomorsk is a Udaloy-class destroyer. The ship entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1987 and after the breakup of the Soviet Union, became part of
Russian_destroyer_Severomorsk
Ceremony placing a ship in active service
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts
Ship_commissioning
Auxiliary Chinese naval vessel
The Type 903 combined replenishment ship (Chinese: 903型综合补给舰, NATO reporting name: Fuchi) is a class of replenishment oiler (AOR) built for the People's
Type_903_replenishment_ship
Japanese anti-ship and land-attack missile
missile shares the same Ka-band Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar seeker with Japanese BVRAAM missile, AAM-4B. The ship-launched derivative of Type
Type 12 surface-to-ship missile
Type_12_surface-to-ship_missile
Class of American amphibious assault ships
commissioned on 29 July 1989. Eight Wasp-class ships were built, and as of April 2021[update], seven are in active service, as USS Bonhomme Richard was seriously
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship
commissioned during the World War II. List of active Indian Navy ships Future of the Indian Navy List of historical ships of the Indian Navy List of submarines
List of corvettes of the Indian Navy
List_of_corvettes_of_the_Indian_Navy
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
was decommissioned in 1968, and no active ship carries the name of Evans or Johnston, although a number of active ships have been named for Samuel B. Roberts
Ernest_E._Evans
Class of British cruisers
The ship and her destroyers were transferred to the Grand Fleet in early 1915. Active, on the other hand, remained with the Grand Fleet and both ships played
Active-class_cruiser
Class of U.S. supercarriers
Kennedy (CV-67) (1967–2007). The lead ship of the class, Kitty Hawk, was decommissioned in 2009, the last of the class to leave active service. The biggest differences
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
Kitty_Hawk-class_aircraft_carrier
Maritime security force of India
Panamanian-registered Japanese cargo ship, MV Alondra Rainbow, hijacked off Indonesia. Her crew was rescued off Phuket, Thailand. The ship had been repainted as MV
Indian_Coast_Guard
Chinese ship class introduced in the 1990s
People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships Type 072 Yuting-class specifications, globalsecurity.org
Type_072III_landing_ship
Chinese naval auxiliary ship class
ship, or ambulance ship, is a class of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) auxiliary ship. "Ankang" is the NATO reporting name. Five ships were
Ankang-class_hospital_ship
List of ships with the same or similar names
USCGC Active (WMEC-618), a medium endurance cutter in commission since 1966 Active (WMSM-921), a planned Heritage-class cutter For ships named Active that
USCGC_Active
Military unit
south of the Suez Canal. Approximately nineteen ships were damaged, including a Soviet container ship which was the first to be hit on 9 July. The Islamic
Libyan_Navy
Chinese Navy supply ship
Type 904 general stores issue ship and its successors Type 904A and Type 904B are second generation general stores issue ships currently in service with the
Type_904_supply_ship
Class of Chinese landing craft
around 12 in active service. Sri Lanka Navy - 1 in service. Algerian National Navy - unknown in service. The Type 074A Yubei-class landing ship features
Type_074_landing_ship
Class of South Korean destroyers
April 2007, South Korean Chief of Naval Operations announced that the lead ship of KDX-III class destroyers will be referred to as Sejong the Great. Sejong
Sejong the Great-class destroyer
Sejong_the_Great-class_destroyer
ACTIVE SHIP
ACTIVE SHIP
Girl/Female
Hindi
Active.
Boy/Male
English
Active.
Boy/Male
British, English, Indian, Russian
Work
Boy/Male
Polish
Active.
Girl/Female
Greek
Active.
Male
English
Pet form of English Ace, ACIE means "number one."
Girl/Female
Slavic
Active.
Boy/Male
English
Active.
Girl/Female
German
Active.
Boy/Male
French American
Born eighth.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Active
Girl/Female
Greek
Active.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Shropshire and Cheshire, named Clive, from the dative case of Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘bank’, ‘cliff’ (see Cliff), originally used after a preposition. In some cases the name may be topographical, with the same origin and meaning.
Girl/Female
German
Active.
Girl/Female
German
Active.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English
Active.
Male
English
English pet form of Celtic Arthur, possibly ARTIE means "bear-man."Â
Boy/Male
English
Active.
Boy/Male
Indian
Active
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places, derived from Old English clif, CLIVE means "bank, cliff, slope."
ACTIVE SHIP
ACTIVE SHIP
Boy/Male
Biblical
Sickness, a company of dancers, a harp.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chanting prayers
Girl/Female
Biblical
Well of great fear.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Lazarus, LÃZÃR means "my God has helped."
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew, Jewish
Lion of God; Army Officer; Lion
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A Goddess
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Origin; Soft Heart
Girl/Female
Indian, Sindhi, Telugu
Greatest Swan
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin
Of Demeter; Demeter is the Mythological Greek Goddess of Corn and Harvest
ACTIVE SHIP
ACTIVE SHIP
ACTIVE SHIP
ACTIVE SHIP
ACTIVE SHIP
a.
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
a.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
a.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
a.
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
a.
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
a.
Acting in concurrence; united in action.
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
n.
Action.
a.
Doing; active.
v. t.
To make active.
a.
Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
adv.
In an active signification; as, a word used actively.
adv.
In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
a.
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
a.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
a.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.