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   activity

   /akˈtɪvɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the condition in which things are happening or being done: "there has been a sustained level of activity in the economy"
   • ▪ busy or vigorous action or movement: "the room was a hive of activity" Similar bustlehustle and bustlebusynessactionlivelinessmovementlifestiranimationcommotionflurrytumulthubbubexcitementagitationfusswhirlhappeningsoccurrencesproceedingseventsincidentsinformal:toing and froingcomings and goingsto-doarchaic:hurry-scurrypotherOpposite calm
   • 2. a thing that a person or group does or has done: "the firm's marketing activities" Similar pursuitoccupationventureundertakingenterpriseprojectschemebusinessjobaffairtaskcampaigninteresthobbypastimerecreationdiversionentertainmentactactiondeeddoingexploitmanoeuvreinformal:thinglarkcaper
   • ▪ a recreational pursuit or pastime: "a range of sporting activities" Similar pursuitoccupationventureundertakingenterpriseprojectschemebusinessjobaffairtaskcampaigninteresthobbypastimerecreationdiversionentertainmentactactiondeeddoingexploitmanoeuvreinformal:thinglarkcaper
   • 3. a thermodynamic quantity representing the effective concentration of a particular component in a solution or other system, equal to its concentration multiplied by an activity coefficient.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French activité or late Latin activitas, from Latin act- ‘done’, from the verb agere.

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   What does the word activity mean?

   • Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. The meaning of ACTIVITY is the quality or state of being active : behavior or actions of a particular kind. How to use activity in a sentence.

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   What do you mean by active activity?

   • n., pl. -ties. 1. the state or quality of being active. 2. energetic activity; animation; liveliness. 3. a specific deed, action, function, or sphere of action: social activities. 4. an educational task that involves direct experience and participation of the student. 5. a use of energy or force; an active movement or operation.

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   What is the plural of activity?

   • , plural ac·tiv·i·ties. There was not much activity in the stock market today. He doesn't have enough physical activity in his life. social activities. work, especially in elementary grades at school, that involves direct experience by the student rather than textbook study. energetic activity; animation; liveliness.

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   What is an activity in a group?

   • Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done. ...an extraordinary level of activity in the government bonds market. An activity is something that you spend time doing. You can take part in activities from canoeing to bird watching. The activities of a group are the things that they do in order to achieve their aims.

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   What is economic activity & business activity?

   • economic activity Economists are concerned by the low level of economic activity. business activity Experts predict that this could depress business activity for years. There was a lot of activity in preparation for the Queen's visit. activity There were several police vans and a lot of activity in the area.

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   What does actyvete mean?

   • Middle English actyvete "active life," borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French activité "power of acting, exercise of this power," borrowed from Medieval Latin āctīvitāt-, āctīvitās (Late Latin, "active form of a verb"), from Latin āctīvus active entry 1 + -itāt-, -itās -ity 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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   • Activity in Traditional Chinese

     ACTIVITY translate: 活動, 活躍；繁忙；熱鬧, 工作, 行動;活動, 娛樂,...

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     ACTIVITY translate: 活动, 活跃；繁忙；热闹, 工作, 行动;活动, 娱乐,...

   • Activity in Japanese

     ACTIVITY translate: 活動, 娯楽的な活動, 動き, 動作, 行動（こうどう）や動作（どうさ）,...

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   1. the state or quality of being active. 2. lively action or movement. 3. any specific deed, action, pursuit, etc. recreational activities. 4. the number of disintegrations of a radioactive substance in a given unit of time, usually expressed in curies or disintegrations per second.

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   An activity is something you do, or just the state of doing. You might plan some indoor activities for a rainy day, or you might just rely on watching your gerbils' activity in their cage.

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   something that you do for enjoyment, especially an organized event: The centre offers a range of activities, such as cycling, swimming, and tennis. Fewer examples. leisure activities. The aim of this activity is firstly to have fun, and secondly to keep fit.

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   1. the state or quality of being active. 2. energetic activity; animation; liveliness. 3. a specific deed, action, function, or sphere of action: social activities. 4. an educational task that involves direct experience and participation of the student. 5. a use of energy or force; an active movement or operation.