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   inactive

   /ɪnˈaktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity: "an inactive lifestyle" Similar idleindolentlazylifelessslothfullethargicinertslowsluggishstagnantdozyunenergeticlistlesslanguishingvegetatingtorpidimmobileOpposite active
   • ▪ not working; inoperative: "the device remains inactive while the computer is started up" Similar inoperativenon-functioningidleturned offdormantnot workingout of serviceunusedout of usenot in useunoccupiedunemployedinertdeadOpposite activein use
   • ▪ not engaging in political or other activity: "an inactive Russian spy"
   • ▪ having no chemical or biological effect: "the inactive X chromosome"
   • ▪ (of a disease) not exhibiting symptoms: "inactive Crohn's disease"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from in-1 + active.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inactively adverb

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   What does inactive mean?

   • 1. Not active or tending to be active: inactive students at risk for gaining weight. 2. a. Not functioning or operating; out of use: inactive machinery. b. Not being in continuous use or operation: an inactive brokerage account. 3. Retired from duty or service: inactive military personnel. 4.

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   What does inactive supine mean?

   • inactive, idle, inert, passive, supine mean not engaged in work or activity. inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work. idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements.

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   Who is an inactive person?

   • Inactive persons who are not in training or education (see definition below). Inactive persons who are not in training or education. “Inactive” is as defined under indicator ‘CO03’ above, of which this Indicator 4 is a sub group. What is the threshold or minimum requirement for recording (one count) of this indictor?

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   What does inactive household mean?

   • "inactive" is defined as in the indicator "Inactive". in a shared common residence. household includes either one person living alone or a group of people, not necessarily related, living at the same address with common housekeeping, i.e. sharing at least one meal per day or sharing a living or sitting room.

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   Inactive means doing nothing or not working. It can describe people, things, or markets. See how to use it in different contexts and compare it with related words.

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   1. Not active or tending to be active: inactive students at risk for gaining weight. 2. a. Not functioning or operating; out of use: inactive machinery. b. Not being in continuous use or operation: an inactive brokerage account. 3. Retired from duty or service: inactive military personnel. 4.

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   Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano.

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   inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano. inert suggests the condition of dead matter, with no inherent power of motion or action; it may ...

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   When things or people are inactive, they're doing little or nothing. A rock, a couch potato, or a gym membership you haven’t used yet is inactive.

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   Inactive means doing nothing or not working. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of inactive in different contexts, such as health, politics, business, and volcanoes.