"activity" meaning in English

See activity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ækˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/ Audio: en-us-activity.ogg [US] Forms: activity [singular], activities [plural]
Etymology: active + -ity Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|active|ity}} active + -ity Head templates: {{noun|2=activities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When a person or animal has activity, it is active or lively.
    Sense id: simple-activity-en-noun-W2XQKbds
  2. When you have a function to do, you have an activity.
    Sense id: simple-activity-en-noun-S2tm7s4s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ity
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