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- pronunciation:
- aek
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
An action is a movement or a set of movements. Walking and waving goodbye are actions.
When Claire's throat hurt, even the action of swallowing was painful. |
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We sometimes use the word action to mean a lot of things happening quickly or at the same time.
Kyle likes movies with a lot of action. He gets bored when people are just talking.- similar words:
- adventure, movement, snap
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| definition 3: |
An action is something people do, usually to solve a problem or make things better.
When Paul's dog escaped from their yard, his dad's first action was to call the neighbors and ask if they had seen her.- synonyms:
- act, activity, operation, work
- similar words:
- effort, movement, process, progress
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| definition 4: |
Action is the way something moves or works.
Jason took the old clock apart so he could study the action of its moving parts.- synonyms:
- movement, operation
- similar words:
- behavior, engine
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| related words: |
exercise, motion |
| derivation: |
actionless (adj.) |
The word action
contains the following parts:
act, ag
Latin
root
that means do, drive
  Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addition, attention, condition, direction, dictionary, mission, nation, permission, question, reaction, television
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