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Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
A way of motion or functioning.
A fast-paced activity.
A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
(music): The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(slang) sexual intercourse.
The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on the guitar.
(military) Combat.
(legal) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(business, obsolete, a Gallicism) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.

(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
(transitive chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.

Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.

Knead bread with a rocking action.
an action movie
a rifle action
She gave him some action.
He saw some action in the Korean War.
The Euripus of funds and actions.
The director yelled ‘Action!’ before the camera started rolling.
‘Here, give me the minutes of Monday’s meeting. I’ll action your points for you while you get on and sort out the open day.’
Violent reactions from the Jewish authorities were expected and difficulties of actioning the new guidelines were foreseen.
HMRC said that one reason they had not actioned her appeal was because she had said in her appeal form ‘I am appealing against the overpayment for childcare for 2003-04, 2004-05’, thus implying she was disputing her ‘overpayment’.
‘I have no business to settle with you—arrest me, Sir, at your peril and I’ll action you in law for false imprisonment.’
“Scrip threatened me at first with an action for slander—he spoke of actions to the wrong man though—action! no, no no. I should have actioned him—ha! ha! [...]”
I have actioned him for Libel, but he won’t plead, and says he will make himself bankrupt & won’t pay a penny.
In 1589 the Court went so far as to effect a reconciliation between Michel le Petevin and his wife after she actioned him for ill treatment and adultery with their chambermaid.
Did you see action during the war?
He was declared MIA: missing in action.

Partisiipin perfekti	actioned
Imperfekti	actioned
Partisiipin preesens	actioning
Monikko	actions
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens	actions

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