(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
Pit row was abuzz with activity.
The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
It was an experience he would not soon forget.
(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
(countable) An activity one has performed.
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
An increasing number of sports activities are on offer at the university.
Quilting can be an enjoyable activity.
(countable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
(uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.
(physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie Category:en:Radioactivity
Trial; a test or experiment.
The propery of substances to react with other substances
(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
any specific activity;
they avoided all recreational activity
the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities;
a man of experience
experience is the best teacher
the state of being active;
his sphere of activity
he is out of action
the content of direct observation or participation in an event;
he had a religious experience
he recalled the experience vividly
an organic process that takes place in the body;
respiratory activity
an event as apprehended;
a surprising experience
that painful experience certainly got our attention
(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction;
catalytic activity
go or live through;
We had many trials to go through
he saw action in Viet Nam
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings);
the action of natural forces
volcanic activity
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations;
I know the feeling!
have you ever known hunger?
I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
I lived through two divorces
the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically;
the level of activity declines with age
of mental or physical states or experiences;
get an idea
experience vertigo
get nauseous
undergo a strange sensation
The chemical undergoes a sudden change
The fluid undergoes shear
receive injuries
have a feeling
undergo an emotional sensation;
She felt resentful
He felt regret
undergo;
The stocks had a fast run-up
