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< Middle English accion < Old French action < Latin actio (“‘doing or making’”) < perfect passive participle actus (“‘deed’”) < verb agere (“‘to do, act’”) + action suffix -io; see act.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular action |
Plural actions |
action (plural actions)
- Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
- A way of motion or functioning.
- Knead bread with a rocking action.
- A fast-paced activity.
- an action movie
- A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
- a rifle action
- (music): The set of moving mechanical parts in a keyboard instrument which transfer the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (slang) sexual intercourse.
- She gave him some action.
- The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on the guitar.
- (military) Combat.
- He saw some action in the Korean War.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court.
Derived terms
terms derived rom action (noun)
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Related terms
terms related to action (noun)See also
Interjection
action
- Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.
- The director yelled ‘Action!’ before the camera started rolling.
Translations
signifying the start of something
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Verb
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Infinitive to action |
Third person singular actions |
Simple past actioned |
Past participle actioned |
Present participle actioning |
to action (third-person singular simple present actions, present participle actioning, simple past and past participle actioned)
Usage notes
- The verb sense to action is rejected by some usage authorities.[1]
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- Notes:
- ^ “She Literally Exploded : The Daily Telegraph Infuriating Phrasebook”, Christopher Howse and Richard Preston (Constable‧London, 2007; ISBN 978‒1‒84529‒675‒9), page 3
External links
- action in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- action in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
action f. (plural actions)
- Action, act.
- Campaign.
- une action promotionnelle
- a promotional campaign
- une action promotionnelle
- Stock, share.
- une action de capitalisation
- a capitalisation share
- une action de capitalisation
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