Adding the suffix -ive to the verb act produces active, which is
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Correct answer to question 280 (Word Knowledge): an adjective meaning tending to act
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The suffix -ive turns a verb into an adjective describing a tendency to do that action, so act becomes active, meaning tending to act or move. The same pattern gives create and creative.
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