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action
noun [U] (DOING SOMETHING) /ˈæk.ʃən/Definition
B2 the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem or difficulty: This problem calls for swift/prompt action from the government. [+ to infinitive] Action to prevent the spread of the disease is high on the government's agenda. We must take action (= do something) to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas. So what's the plan of action? (= What are we going to do?) The complaints system swings into action (= starts to work) as soon as a claim is made. The committee was spurred into action (= encouraged to do something) by the threat of government cuts.Acting and actsDealing with things or people
(Definition of action noun (DOING SOMETHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every move idiom
- -ant suffix
- -ation suffix
- -er suffix (PERFORMER)
- act verb (BEHAVE)
- act verb (DO SOMETHING)
- act/do sth on your own responsibility idiom
- agency noun (ACTIONS)
- be up to sth idiom
- beat verb (DEFEAT)
- execution noun (ACTION)
- exercise noun (PRACTICE)
- exploit noun
- fait accompli noun
- fling yourself into sth phrasal verb
- operation noun (WORK)
- put your money where your mouth is idiom
- step noun (STAGE)
- stop the rot idiom
- up to preposition (DOING)
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