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Etymology [ ]
From Middle English accion , from Old French action , from Latin āctiō ( “ ‘ act of doing or making’ ” ) , from āctus , perfect passive participle of agō ( “ ‘ do, act’ ” ) , + action suffix -iō ; see act .
Pronunciation [ ]
IPA : /ˈæk.ʃən/ , SAMPA : /"{kS@n/
Rhymes: -æk.ʃən
Noun [ ]
Singular
Action
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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 .
Template:Military Combat .
He saw some action in the Korean War.
( law ) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio ).
( mathematics ) A homomorphism from a group to a group of automorphisms .
One of the earliest uses of groups, according to lore, was the study of the action of
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on the equilateral triangle.
Derived terms [ ]
terms derived from action (noun)
Related terms [ ]
terms related to action (noun)
See also [ ]
Translations [ ]
something done so as to accomplish a purpose
Afrikaans : optrede af (af)
Albanian: veprim sq (sq)
American Sign Language : C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside , Claw5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside
Armenian: գործողություն hy (hy) (gorçoġut’yun), արարք hy (hy) (arark’)
Bulgarian: действие bg (bg) (dejstvie) n. , дейност bg (bg)
Czech: čin cs (cs) m.
Dutch: handeling nl (nl) f. , actie nl (nl) f.
Estonian: tegu et (et)
Finnish: teko fi (fi) , toimenpide fi (fi) , toiminta fi (fi)
French: action fr (fr) f.
Galician : acción gl (gl) f.
German: Handlung de (de) f. , Aktion de (de) f.
Hebrew: פעולה (pe‘ula) f. , מעשה (ma'asse) m.
Hungarian: tett hu (hu) , cselekedet hu (hu)
Indonesian: aksi id (id)
Interlingua : action
Italian: azione it (it) f.
Japanese: 行動 (こうどう , kōdō)
Latin: āctiō la (la) f.
Malay: aksi ms (ms)
Malayalam : കര്മ്മം (karmmam), പ്രവൃത്തി (pravruthi)
Persian: ژیرش fa (fa) (žireš)
Polish: czynność pl (pl) f.
Portuguese: ( Brazil ) ação f. , ( Portugal ) acção f.
Romanian: faptă ro (ro) , acţiune ro (ro)
Russian: действие ru (ru) (djéjstvije) n. , поступок ru (ru) (postúpok) m.
Scottish Gaelic : gnìomh gd (gd) m.
Swedish: handling sv (sv)
Turkish: eylem tr (tr)
Vietnamese: hành động vi (vi)
way of motion or functioning
Armenian: շարժում hy (hy) (šaržum)
Bulgarian: движение bg (bg) (dviženie) n.
Dutch: beweging nl (nl) f. , werking nl (nl) f.
French: action fr (fr) f.
German: Bewegung de (de) f. , Funktion de (de) f.
Hebrew: אופן פעולה he (he) m.
Hungarian: mozgás hu (hu)
Interlingua : action
Italian: azione it (it) f.
Japanese: 動作 (どうさ , dōsa)
Latin: āctiō la (la) f.
Persian: ژیرش fa (fa) (žireš)
Portuguese: ( Brazil ) ação f. , ( Portugal ) acção f.
Russian: действие ru (ru) (djéjstvije) n. , воздействие ru (ru) (vozdjéjstvije) n. , движение ru (ru) (dvižénie) n.
fast-paced activity
Bulgarian: екшън (ekšǎn) m.
Czech: akce cs (cs) f.
Dutch: actie nl (nl) f.
French: action fr (fr) f.
German: Action de (de) f.
Hebrew: אקשן (ekshen)
Hungarian: akció hu (hu)
Interlingua : action
Italian: azione it (it) f.
Polish: akcja pl (pl) f.
Portuguese: ( Brazil ) ação f. , ( Portugal ) acção f.
Swedish: action sv (sv)
mechanism
Bulgarian: механизъм bg (bg) (mekhanizǎm) m.
Dutch: mechanisme nl (nl) n. , werking nl (nl) f.
French: mechanisme fr (fr) m.
German: Mechanismus de (de) m.
Hebrew: מנגנון he (he) m.
Hungarian: szerkezet hu (hu)
Interlingua : mechanismo
Italian: meccanismo it (it) m.
Portuguese: mecanismo pt (pt) m.
Russian: дейтвие ru (ru) (djéjstvije) n. , механизм ru (ru) (m'eχanízm) m. , работа ru (ru) (rabóta) f.
military: combat
Armenian: կռիվ hy (hy) (kṙiv)
Bulgarian: бой bg (bg) , сражение bg (bg)
Czech: akce cs (cs) f.
Dutch: actie nl (nl) f.
French: action fr (fr) f.
German: Kampf de (de) m.
Hungarian: csata hu (hu) , ütközet hu (hu)
Italian: azione it (it) f.
Persian: ژیرش fa (fa) (žireš)
Scottish Gaelic : gnìomh gd (gd) m.
law: A charge
Bulgarian: иск bg (bg)
Czech: žaloba cs (cs) f.
French: action legale fr (fr) f.
German: Klage de (de) f.
Hebrew: תביעה משפטית he (he) f.
Hungarian: kereset hu (hu) , per hu (hu)
Italian: azione legale it (it) f.
Latin: āctiō la (la) f.
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Esperanto : ago
Ido : -ag- (sufixi)
Indonesian : tindakan , aksi
Spanish : acción f.
Volapük : dun , dunot
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
Dutch: actie nl (nl) f.
Italian: azione it (it) f.
Verb [ ]
Infinitive
to Action
Third person singular
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Simple past
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Past participle
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Present participle
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to Action (third-person singular simple present - , present participle - , simple past and past participle - )
( transitive , management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect .
Usage notes [ ]
The verb sense to action is rejected by some usage authorities.[1]
References [ ]
↑ Template:R:She Literally Exploded , page 3
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Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
Action f. (plural Actions )
Action , act .
Campaign .
une action promotionnelle
a promotional campaign
Stock , share .
une action de capitalisation
a capitalisation share
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