different between inactive vs loitering
inactive
English
Etymology
From French inactif. See also earlier unactive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?ækt?v/
- Rhymes: -ækt?v
Adjective
inactive (comparative more inactive, superlative most inactive)
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.
- An inactive boy, he rarely exercised and preferred to stay indoors.
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
- Retired from duty or service.
- Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- Aluminium is inactive towards water.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
- Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.
Synonyms
- (not active): dull, dormant; see also Thesaurus:inactive
- (not functioning or operating): idle
Antonyms
- (not active): active
Derived terms
- inactively
- inactivity
Translations
Anagrams
- antivice, vaticine
French
Verb
inactive
- first-person singular present indicative of inactiver
- third-person singular present indicative of inactiver
- first-person singular present subjunctive of inactiver
- third-person singular present subjunctive of inactiver
- second-person singular imperative of inactiver
Adjective
inactive
- feminine singular of inactif
Latin
Adjective
in?ct?ve
- vocative masculine singular of in?ct?vus
Portuguese
Verb
inactive
- first-person singular present subjunctive of inactivar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of inactivar
- first-person singular imperative of inactivar
- third-person singular imperative of inactivar
Spanish
Verb
inactive
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of inactivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of inactivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of inactivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of inactivar.
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loitering
English
Verb
loitering
- present participle of loiter
Noun
loitering (countable and uncountable, plural loiterings)
- The action of the verb loiter.
- a book about my loiterings in Europe
Translations
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- what's loitering with intent
- what loitering mean in spanish
- what loitering means in tagalog
- what loitering means in arabic
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- what is loitering crime
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