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How to pronounce action
Say it like this: /ˈækʃən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does action mean?
nounThe effort of performing or doing something.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
A way of motion or functioning.
“Knead bread with a rocking action.”
intjDemanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
“The director yelled ‘Action!’ after the cameras started rolling.”
adjarrogant
verbTo act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
“Do say: “I can action that for you going forward, my little summer squash.””
To initiate a legal action against someone.
“I have actioned him for Libel, but he won’t plead, and says he will make himself bankrupt & won’t pay a penny.”
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