activate
gb/ˈæktɪvˌeɪt/ us/ˈæktɪvˌeɪt/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 4400
aktivál, bekapcsol, elindít
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to activate [something]
You need to activate your new credit card before using it.
Használat előtt aktiválnod kell az új hitelkártyádat.
The technician activated the security system remotely.
A technikus távolról aktiválta a biztonsági rendszert.
Press this button to activate the machine.
They activated the emergency protocol after the alarm went off.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Please activate the phone before you use it.
Kérlek, aktiváld a telefont, mielőtt használod.
Press the button to activate the light.
Nyomd meg a gombot, hogy bekapcsold a lámpát.
We need to activate the alarm at night.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'activate' with 'open' when talking about starting services. For example, 'open my account' instead of 'activate my account'.
Σημασία
Start something working
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
activate an account
|activate a device
|activate the alarm
|activate software
|activate a feature
Συνώνυμα
start (More general; can apply to any activity, not just devices or systems.)
|
initiate (More formal; often used in technical or official contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
deactivate (Means to make something stop working or turn it off.)
|
disable (Means to make something unable to work.)
Θέματα
technology
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To make a machine, system, or process start working.
To cause a device, system, or process to begin operating or functioning.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
TECHNICAL
2
aktivál
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to activate [a process/reaction/cell]
This drug activates certain receptors in the brain.
Ez a gyógyszer bizonyos receptorokat aktivál az agyban.
Heat activates the yeast, causing the dough to rise.
A hő aktiválja az élesztőt, és ettől a tészta megkel.
The vaccine activates the body's immune system.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The heat will activate the yeast.
A hő aktiválja majd az élesztőt.
This medicine will activate your immune system.
Ez a gyógyszer aktiválja majd az immunrendszeredet.
Light can activate some chemicals.
Σημασία
Trigger a process in science
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
activate enzymes
|activate immune response
|activate a reaction
Συνώνυμα
stimulate (Often used in biology; suggests encouraging activity rather than simply starting it.)
Αντώνυμα
inhibit (Means to slow down or prevent a process from happening.)
Θέματα
science
|medicine
|technology
Ορισμός
To make a process in science begin or become stronger.
To cause a biological, chemical, or physical process to start functioning or increase in activity.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
activate
IPA
GB/ˈæktɪvˌeɪt/
US/ˈæktɪvˌeɪt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ac - tiv - ate (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: activate
- 3rd Person Singular: activates
- Present Participle: activating
- Past: activated
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
activates
verb
activating
verb
activated
verb
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
deactivation
noun
reactivation
noun
Εκφράσεις
activate an account
1/ˈæktɪvˌeɪt ən əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
Enable an account for use
To make an online or bank account ready so you can use it.
Παραδείγματα
- You must activate your account before logging in for the first time.
- Follow the email link to activate your new account.
activate the alarm
1/ˈæktɪvˌeɪt ðə əlˈɑɹm/
fixed phrase
Turn on an alarm system
To make an alarm system start working or be ready to work.
Παραδείγματα
- Don't forget to activate the alarm before leaving the house.
- The guard activated the alarm when he saw movement on the cameras.