action
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
action/ˈakʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the process of doing something to achieve an aim.
■ the effect or influence of something such as a chemical.
- 2 a thing done; an act.
- 3 the way in which something works or moves.
- 4 armed conflict.
- 5 a lawsuit or legal proceedings.
– phrases
in action engaged in an activity; in operation.
out of action not working.
in action engaged in an activity; in operation.
out of action not working.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. actio(n-), from agere ‘do, act’.
'action' also found in these Oxford entries:
abandon
- ablation
- abolition
- abrasion
- abstract expressionism
- accouchement
- accounting
- accusative
- acknowledgement
- acquisition
- act
- actant
- actionable
- actioner
- action painting
- action potential
- action replay
- action stations
- active
- activity
- actor
- actual bodily harm
- actus reus
- adaptation
- addition
- -ade
- adhesion
- administration
- ado
- adopt
- advice
- advise
- aeolian
- affection
- affirmative action
- affront
- after-effect
- -age
- agency
- agent
- agent noun
- aggression
- -al
- allelopathy
- allotment
- amendment
- amnesty
- -ance
- anchorage
