How to Spell action
action
action - noun
- A thing done : deed
- The accomplishment of a thing usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition
- Behavior, conduct
- Initiative, enterprise
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Etymology
Middle English accioun, borrowed from Anglo-French accion, borrowed from Latin āctiōn-, āctiō "activity, act, legal process," from agere "to drive (cattle), cause to move, do" + -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix of verbal action
Word family
act, active, activity, actor
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