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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "action"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž, āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

a formal or legal process in which it is decided if someone has done something wrong or illegal
action definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company faced legal action for breach of contract.
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āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ

the process of doing something, often requiring effort, with a specific purpose or goal in mind
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her actions during the crisis showed great leadership.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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the condition or state of being active or engaged in activity

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city is full of action day and night.
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āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ

the act of fighting a war or battle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Historical records detail the action of the war in vivid and dramatic terms.
āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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a process or effect produced by nature, not human intent

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wind action shaped the sand dunes.
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the part of a mechanism that transmits power or motion

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The firearm 's action determines its rate of fire.
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the characteristic of being active, energetic, or forceful

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team shows courage and action in crisis.
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the sequence of events forming the plot of a story or drama

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Most of the action occurs in the city's underworld.
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the most important, interesting, or energetic work or events in a field

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The action in tech startups is concentrated in Silicon Valley.
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an operation or measure undertaken by a government or international body

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmental action is needed to combat climate change.
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fast-moving events that create excitement, suspense, or danger

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Soldiers were caught in the heat of action.
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an enjoyable or stimulating activity

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The festival was packed with action and entertainment.
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āϝ⧌āύ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝ⧌āύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•

sexual activity or intercourse, often used with a quantifier
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I hope to get a bit of action with the hot guy from the club.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇āχ āϏ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋ āϛ⧇āϞ⧇āϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟ⧁ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻļāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
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used to indicate the start of an activity, especially a performance or recording

action definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
" Action! " marked the start of the live broadcast.
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āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋

to take steps or do something in order to achieve a particular goal or result
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to action the recommendation from the meeting immediately.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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to initiate legal proceedings or file a lawsuit against someone

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She actioned the tenant for unpaid rent.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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