rege

lively, active, busy

adjective RAY-ge Rare

Also means

brisk

Usage Note

Rege describes lively, active involvement or participation. Rege Beteiligung — lively participation; rege Geschäftstätigkeit — brisk business activity. It is frequently used in journalism and reports to indicate that something is happening with vitality and engagement. Moderately formal.

Examples

"Nach dem Vortrag gab es rege Diskussionen."

Natural Translation

After the lecture there were lively discussions.

Literal Translation

After the lecture there were actively lively discussions.

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