English dictionary
action
nounPronunciation
ˈæk.ʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
noun
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
noun
- a military engagement
noun
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
noun
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
noun
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
noun
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
noun
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
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- the series of events that form a plot
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- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
noun
- the state of being active
verb
- put in effect
verb
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Example sentences
there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds
gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible
he saw action in Korea
recent federal action undermined the segregationist position
the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues
the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves
the piano had a very stiff action
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a man of action
his novels always have a lot of action
the action of natural forces
volcanic activity
his sphere of activity
he is out of action
carry out a task
execute the decision of the people
He actioned the operation
He was warned that the district attorney would process him
She actioned the company for discrimination