inactive

Everyday

1. Inactive means not active; not moving, working or doing anything. tree →
2. An inactive person does not take much exercise. tree →
3. An inactive volcano is not erupting now. tree →
4. An inactive account or club is no longer being used. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons, being inactive (sitting too much) is linked to poor fitness, so children are told to move every day. In science, inactive volcanoes and inactive ingredients appear. Phrases: physically inactive, remain inactive, inactive ingredient.

Examples

• Sitting in front of screens all day makes you inactive. tree →
• The volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years. tree →
• Bears are inactive during the winter. tree →
• My old game account is inactive. tree →
• The inactive machine was covered in dust. tree →
• Doctors say inactive children should play outside more. tree →
• The lizard stays inactive on cold mornings. tree →
• Even the iron claw hung inactive; as if knowing that it was no intrinsic part of what the attacking force wanted. tree →

Note

Opposite: active. Noun: inactivity. Prefix «in-» means «not». For volcanoes scientists prefer «dormant» (sleeping) or «extinct» (dead) instead of the vaguer «inactive».