BE ACTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does be active mean? 

• BE ACTIVE (verb)
  The verb BE ACTIVE has 1 sense:

1. be in a state of action

  Familiarity information: BE ACTIVE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BE ACTIVE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be in a state of action

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

be active; move

Context example:

she is always moving

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "be active"):

bestir; rouse (become active)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

rest (be at rest)

 Context examples 

This agent has been shown to be active against multidrug-resistant (MDR) and taxane- resistant tumor cell lines.

(Indibulin, NCI Thesaurus)

Fidaxomicin appears to be active against pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria, such as clostridia, enterococci, and staphylococci, but does not appear to be active against other beneficial intestinal bacteria.

(Fidaxomicin, NCI Thesaurus)

The Fibroblast Growth Factor Gene Family encodes Fibroblast Growth Factor peptides, potent mitogens that stimulate mesodermal cell growth, including chondrocytes, granulosa, and endothelia, and may be active in wound healing and regeneration.

(Fibroblast Growth Factor Gene Family, NCI Thesaurus)

The peptide may be active in wound healing and animal limb regeneration.

(Fibroblast Growth Factor, NCI Thesaurus)

The agent has been shown to be active against tumors that are resistant to the folate antagonist methotrexate.

(Lometrexol, NCI Thesaurus)

The agent has been shown to be active against tumors that are resistant to the folate antagonist methotrexate, but causes severe, dose-limiting toxicities.

(Lometrexol Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Some family members may not be active enzymes.

(Peptidase Family M12B, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent has shown to be active in both wild-type and mutant K-RAS-expressing colorectal cancer cells.

(Monoclonal Antibody CEP-37250/KHK2804, NCI Thesaurus)

Lysine seems to be active against herpes simplex viruses and present in many forms of diet supplements.

(Lysine, NCI Thesaurus)

Etravirine is designed to be active against HIV isolates with mutations that confer resistance to the two most commonly prescribed first-generation NNRTIs.

(Etravirine, NCI Thesaurus)