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Activity

(n) /ækˈtɪvəti/
Activity

Meaning

The condition in which things are happening or being done.

Pronunciation

UK ækˈtɪvəti

US ækˈtɪvəti

Example Sentences

  • The seismicity, or seismic activity, of an area is the frequency, type, and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
  • Earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally, volcanic activity.
  • Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests.
  • Therefore, the city offers unique cooking classes which are quickly becoming a popular tourist activity.
  • The city is the centre of the country's economic, political, social, and cultural activity.
  • Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach;
  • Swimming emerged as a competitive recreational activity in the 1830s in England.
  • The recreational activity grew in popularity and by 1880, when the first national governing body, the Amateur Swimming Association was formed, there were already over 300 regional clubs in operation across the country.
  • Small files called cookies track your activity across different websites.
  • A VPN, or virtual private network, hides your internet activity from others.

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