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action (s) (noun), actions (pl)

1. A process or state of functioning: Jesse was told by the mechanic that his car was not in action yet.

An action may apply to more than one procedure and therefore it often suggests continued or repeated efforts over a period of time.

2. A process that one consciously does and which may be characterized by physical or mental procedures: Ted was told that getting his work assignment done was a crisis that demanded action and not an argument.

This entry is located in the following units: ag-, agen-, act-, agi-, agit- (page 1) Quotes: Acts, Action (page 1) -tion (page 1)

Quotes: Acts, Action

Action speaks louder: acts, action quotes.

This entry is located in the following unit: Quotes: Quotations Units (page 1)

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Units related to: “action”

-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)

(Greek > Latin: a suffix; action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something)

-ence, -ency

(Latin: a suffix that forms nouns; action, process, state, quality, or condition of)

-mony

(Latin: action, result of an action or condition; a suffix that forms nouns)

praxis-, -praxsis, -praxia, -praxic, -praxi-

(Greek > Latin: to do, to exercise, doing; action, activity, practice; the opposite of theory; from the stem of prassein, "to do, to act")

Quotes: Acts, Action

(deeds not words; action speaks louder)

-ade

(Latin: suffix; forming nouns and verbs; an action done; the product of or a result of some kind of material or a process of doing something)

-age

(Latin: suffix; quality of, act of, process, function, condition, or place; forms nouns that denote an action; a product of an action; a place, an abode)

-al; -ial, -eal

(Latin: suffix; pertaining to, like, of the kind of, relating to, characterized by, belonging to; action of, process of)

de-

(Latin: from, away from, off; down; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo; the negation or reversal of the notion expressed in the primary or root word)

-ent

(Latin: adjective suffix signifying action or being; performing a particular acion)

-esis

(Latin: process of action)

Geographic Information System (GIS), Mapping an Iowa County

(GIS in action)

mechano-, mechan-; mechanico-; machin-

(Greek makhana, machana > Latin machina: machine, device, tool; an apparatus for applying mechanical power to do work; mekhanikos > machynen, decide a course of action, contrive, plot contrivance; a machine or the workings of machines)

-ment

(Latin: a suffix; result of, means of, act of; place of action)

orgasm, orgasms, orgasmic, orgastic +

(Greek > Latin > French: excitement or violent action in an organ or part)

-orium, -oria, -ory

(Latin: a suffix; a place or instrument for performing the action of the main element; a place used for something)

sapro-, sapr-, sap- +

(Greek: rotten, putrid, putrefaction, decay; poisoning from bacterial action)

-tion

(Latin: a suffix forming nouns from verbs of condition and action; an act or process: resumption, absorption; state or condition, redemption, exhaustion; something resulting from or otherwise related to an act or process, assumption, friction)

veget-, vege-

(Latin: animating, enlivening; vigorous, vigor, active; to be alive, activity, to quicken; then a quickening action of growing; a specific sense of "plant cultivated for food, edible herb, or root" is first recorded in 1767; the differences between the meanings from its original links with "life, liveliness" was completed in the early twentieth century, when vegetable came to be used for an "inactive person".)

Word Entries containing the term: “action”

affirmative action

Action favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination; especially, in relation to employment, politics, or education.

This entry is located in the following units: firm- (page 1) Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 2)

electrocapillarity, electrocapillary action

The change in position of the interface between two liquids in a capillary tube (a tube with a very small internal diameter) when a voltage is applied across them.

This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 24)

industrial action (s) (noun), industrial actions (pl)

Any action; such as, striking or boycotting, that is taken by workers to protest against working conditions, managerial policy, etc.

This entry is located in the following unit: stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive (page 4)

kinetic action

In an article by Julian E. Barnes about the Somali pirates (LA Times, April 14, 2009; page one, below the fold), a senior U.S. military official was quoted about internal deliberations on condition of anonymity. "Bringing them in closer gave them a smoother ride.... Also, if we had to take kinetic action; as we did in this case, the shot would have greater potential for success."

—Contributed by William Solberg, Los Angeles, California.

This entry is located in the following units: kine-, kin-, kino-, kinesio-, kinesi-, kineto-, kinet-, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic, -kinesias, -kineses, -kinetical, -kinetically (page 10) Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 12)

oligodynamic action

The inhibiting, or killing, of micro-organisms by the use of very small amounts of a chemical substance.

This entry is located in the following unit: olig-, oligo- (page 4)

Word Entries at Get Words: “action”

action

A term that describes component functions of locomotion; such as, "action of the hocks"; a synonym for "gait" in some standards.

This entry is located in the following unit: Dog or Canine Terms + (page 1)

action, actions at law

A court proceeding; either civil, to enforce a right, or criminal, to punish an offender.

Court litigation where opposing parties litigate an issue involving an alleged wrongdoing which may be for the protection of a right or for the prevention of a wrong.

This entry is located in the following unit: Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms + (page 1)

English Words in Action Index, Groups A to Z

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English Words in Action, Group A