Action

==English==
===Etymology===
From , from , from , from , perfect passive participle of , + action suffix ; see act.
===Pronunciation===
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===Noun===
# Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
# A way of motion or functioning.
#: Knead bread with a rocking action.
# A fast-paced activity.
#: an action movie
# A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
#: a rifle action
# : The set of moving mechanical parts in a keyboard instrument which transfer the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
# sexual intercourse.
#: She gave him some action.
# The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on the guitar.
# Combat.
#: He saw some action in the Korean War.
# A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
# A homomorphism from a group to a group of automorphisms.
#: One of the earliest uses of groups, according to lore, was the study of the action of S_3 on the equilateral triangle.
====Derived terms====
* social action
* action hero
* action item
* action man
* actions speak louder than words
* direct action
* lights, camera, action!
* take action
====Related terms====
* act
* agent
* agency
====See also====
* 
* deed
====Translations====
* Afrikaans: 
* Albanian: 
* American Sign Language: , 
* Armenian: , 
* Bulgarian: , 
* Czech: 
* Dutch: , 
* Estonian: 
* Finnish: , , 
* French: 
* Galician: 
* German: , 
* Hebrew: פעולה (pe‘ula) , מעשה (ma'asse) 
* Hungarian: , 
* Indonesian: 
* Interlingua: action
* Italian: 
* Japanese: (, kōdō)
* Latin: 
* Malay: 
* Malayalam: കര്‍മ്മം (karmmam), പ്രവൃത്തി (pravruthi)
* Persian: 
* Polish: 
* Portuguese: ação , acção 
* Romanian: , 
* Russian: , 
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* Vietnamese: 
* Armenian: 
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* Dutch: , 
* French: 
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* Hebrew: 
* Hungarian: 
* Interlingua: action
* Italian: 
* Japanese: (, dōsa)
* Latin: 
* Persian: 
* Portuguese: ação , acção 
* Russian: , , 
* Bulgarian: екшън (ekšǎn) 
* Czech: 
* Dutch: 
* French: 
* German: 
* Hebrew: אקשן (ekshen)
* Hungarian: 
* Interlingua: action
* Italian: 
* Polish: 
* Portuguese: ação , acção 
* Swedish: 
* Bulgarian: 
* Dutch: , 
* French: 
* German: 
* Hebrew: 
* Hungarian: 
* Interlingua: mechanismo
* Italian: 
* Portuguese: 
* Russian: , , 
* Dutch: 
* Armenian: 
* Bulgarian: , 
* Czech: 
* Dutch: 
* French: 
* German: 
* Hungarian: , 
* Italian: 
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* Scottish Gaelic: 
* Bulgarian: 
* Czech: 
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* German: 
* Hebrew: 
* Hungarian: , 
* Italian: 
* Latin: 
* : ago
* : -ag- (sufixi)
* : tindakan, aksi
* : acción 
* : dun, dunot
===Interjection===
# Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.
#: The director yelled ‘Action!’ before the camera started rolling.
====Translations====
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* Italian: 
* Polish: 
===Verb===
# To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
====Usage notes====
* The verb sense is rejected by some usage authorities., page 3
====References====
* OED 2nd edition 1989
===External links===
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===Anagrams===
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==French==
===Pronunciation===
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===Noun===
# Action, act.
# Campaign.
#: une action promotionnelle
#:: a promotional campaign
# Stock, share.
#: une action de capitalisation
#:: a capitalisation share
===Anagrams===
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