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- ACTION Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
the process or state of acting or of being active The machine is not in action now something done or performed; act; deed an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity a crisis that demands action instead of debate; hoping for constructive action by the landlord
- ACTION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: the accomplishment of a thing usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition an emergency requiring action the action of water on rocks An actor's words and actions should agree Most of the play's action takes place in a courtroom As the action unfolds, we learn more about the hero's family
- action noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of action noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Action Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
The saying actions speak louder than words means that the things that you do are more important than the things that you say They say they want peace, but actions speak louder than words The situation demanded immediate action The problem may require military action The school took disciplinary action against the drunken students
- ACTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
plan of action So what's the plan of action? (= What are we going to do?) swing into action The complaint system swings into action (= starts to work) as soon as a claim is made take action We must take action (= do something) to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas
- ACTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Action is doing something for a particular purpose The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he called these savage crimes An action is something that you do on a particular occasion As always, Peter had a reason for his action
- Action - definition of action by The Free Dictionary
Something that is done or accomplished; a deed See Usage Note at act 3 Organized activity to accomplish an objective: a problem requiring drastic action 4 The causation of change by the exertion of power or a natural process: the action of waves on a beach; the action of a drug on blood pressure 5
- ACTION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary
ACTION meaning: 1 something that you do: 2 things that are happening, especially exciting or important things… Learn more
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