action
To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effectTo act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
» Now is the time for action.
Jetzt ist es Zeit, zu handeln. — MUIRIEL
Зараз час дiяти. — rmdas
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2 senses(transitive)To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
put in effect
(archaic, transitive)To initiate a legal action against someone.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Examples
1006 sentencesNow is the time for action.
Зараз час дiяти. — rmdas
deJetzt ist es Zeit, zu handeln. — MUIRIEL
He is a man of action.
Він людина дії. — rmdas
ruОн - человек действия. — shanghainese
deEr ist ein Mann der Tat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm very sorry for my actions.
Перепрошую за мої дії. — deniko
Everyone is responsible for his own actions.
Кожен відповідає за свої власні дії. — deniko
ruКаждый сам отвечает за свои поступки. — marafon
We need an aggressive plan of action.
Нам потрібний агресивний план дій. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English accioun, accion, from Old French aucion, acciun, from Latin āctiō(n) (From Middle English accioun, accion, from Old French aucion, acciun, from Latin āctiō(n) (“act of doing or making”), from āct(us) + action suffix -iō(n), perfect passive participle of agere (“do, act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. See also act, active. By surface analysis, act + -ion.
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Forms
actions, actioning, actioned, actionedSynonyms
9 synonyms- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against:suelitigateprocess-v
- put in effect:carry throughaccomplishexecutecarry outfulfillfulfil
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
7 patterns- actions speak louder
- action movies
- take action
- for his actions
- for my actions
- to take action
- actions speak