action
verb/ˈækʃn/
/ˈækʃn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they action | /ˈækʃn/ /ˈækʃn/ |
| he / she / it actions | /ˈækʃnz/ /ˈækʃnz/ |
| past simple actioned | /ˈækʃnd/ /ˈækʃnd/ |
| past participle actioned | /ˈækʃnd/ /ˈækʃnd/ |
| -ing form actioning | /ˈækʃənɪŋ/ /ˈækʃənɪŋ/ |
- action something to make sure that something is done or dealt with
- Your request will be actioned.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin actio(n-), from agere ‘do, act’.Definitions on the go
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