action
verb [T usually passive] /ˈæk.ʃən/Definition
› to do something to deal with a particular problem or matter: I'll just run through the minutes of the last meeting, raising those points that still have to be actioned.Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of action verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- handle verb (DEAL WITH)
- have it out with sb idiom
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- tough sth out phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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