Action

Etymology
From, from ,, from , from , perfect passive participle of , + action suffix ; see.

Noun

 * 1) Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
 * 2) A way of motion or functioning.
 * 3) Fast-paced activity.
 * 4) A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
 * 5)  The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
 * 6)  The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar.
 * 7)  Sexual intercourse.
 * 8)  Combat.
 * 9)  A charge or other process in a law court (also called  and actio).
 * 10)  A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
 * 11)  The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
 * 12) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
 * 13)  The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
 * 14)  spin put on the bowling ball.
 * 15)  A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
 * 16) *1751,, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. IV, ch. 106:
 * So saying he presented him with two actions of above two thousand livres each.
 * the Euripus of funds and actions
 * 1)  The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
 * 2)  spin put on the bowling ball.
 * 3)  A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
 * 4) *1751,, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. IV, ch. 106:
 * So saying he presented him with two actions of above two thousand livres each.
 * the Euripus of funds and actions
 * the Euripus of funds and actions

Synonyms

 * ; see also Thesaurus:action

Translations

 * Afrikaans: optrede
 * Albanian:
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 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: ,
 * Bashkir: ғәмәл
 * Belarusian: дзе́янне
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Corsican: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Egyptian:
 * Esperanto: ago
 * Estonian: tegu
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: ქმედება, მოქმედება
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: πρᾶξις
 * Hausa: yin abu
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Interlingua: action
 * Interlingue:


 * Irish: aicsean
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Lao:, ການກະທຳ
 * Latin: ,
 * Macedonian: дејство
 * Malay:, tindakan
 * Malayalam: കര്‍മ്മം,
 * Maltese:
 * Maori: hohenga
 * Ngazidja Comorian: itrenɗwa
 * Persian:, , آکسیون,
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: gnìomh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ра́дња, чи̑н
 * Roman: ,
 * Sicilian: azzioni
 * Slovak:
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 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik:
 * Thai: ,
 * Tibetan: ལས
 * Tocharian B: yamalläññe, yāmor
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: ,
 * Vietnamese:


 * Armenian:
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 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: אופן פעולה
 * Hungarian:, , , , üzemelés, , tevékenykedés
 * Ido: ,


 * Interlingua: action
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Lao:
 * Latin:
 * Maori: hohenga
 * Persian:
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 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
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 * Bulgarian: екшън
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, säpinä
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: אקשן


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: action
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 액션
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:


 * Interlingua: mechanismo
 * Italian:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: bilos


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 * Ido:
 * Irish: aicsean
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: ,
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 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: gnìomh


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: žaloba
 * Finnish:
 * French: action en justice, action légale
 * German:
 * Greek: ,


 * Hebrew: תביעה משפטית
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian: azione legale
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
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 * Esperanto:
 * Georgian:
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 * Irish:
 * Volapük: ,

Interjection

 * 1) Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: אקשן
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 액션
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , tagning

Verb

 * 1)  To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
 * 2)  To initiate a legal action against someone.
 * 1)  To initiate a legal action against someone.
 * 1)  To initiate a legal action against someone.
 * 1)  To initiate a legal action against someone.

Usage notes

 * The verb sense is rejected by some usage authorities.

Etymology
From, , etymologically reconstructed in to resemble the.

Noun

 * , act
 * 1) campaign
 * 2) stock, share
 * 3)  a special offer
 * 1)  a special offer
 * 1)  a special offer

Etymology
From, , etymologically reconstructed to resemble the.

Noun

 * 1) ; act

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to