Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to action
Participle: actioned
Gerund: actioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | action |
| you | action |
| he;she;it | actions |
| we | action |
| you | action |
| they | action |
Perfect
| I | have actioned |
| you | have actioned |
| he;she;it | has actioned |
| we | have actioned |
| you | have actioned |
| they | have actioned |
Past
| I | actioned |
| you | actioned |
| he;she;it | actioned |
| we | actioned |
| you | actioned |
| they | actioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had actioned |
| you | had actioned |
| he;she;it | had actioned |
| we | had actioned |
| you | had actioned |
| they | had actioned |
Future
| I | will action |
| you | will action |
| he;she;it | will action |
| we | will action |
| you | will action |
| they | will action |
Future Perfect
| I | will have actioned |
| you | will have actioned |
| he;she;it | will have actioned |
| we | will have actioned |
| you | will have actioned |
| they | will have actioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | action |
| you | action |
| he;she;it | action |
| we | action |
| you | action |
| they | action |
Perfect
| I | have actioned |
| you | have actioned |
| he;she;it | have actioned |
| we | have actioned |
| you | have actioned |
| they | have actioned |
Imperfect
| I | actioned |
| you | actioned |
| he;she;it | actioned |
| we | actioned |
| you | actioned |
| they | actioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had actioned |
| you | had actioned |
| he;she;it | had actioned |
| we | had actioned |
| you | had actioned |
| they | had actioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would action |
| you | would action |
| he;she;it | would action |
| we | would action |
| you | would action |
| they | would action |
Perfect
| I | would have actioned |
| you | would have actioned |
| he;she;it | would have actioned |
| we | would have actioned |
| you | would have actioned |
| they | would have actioned |
Imperative
| you | action |
| we | Let's action |
| you | action |
Verbs conjugated like 'action'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'action'
auction,
paction,
caption,
caution,
fraction,
lotion,
motion,
option,
potion,
ration,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
5. Proto-Italic *agō
6. Latin agō
7. Latin āctum
8. Proto-Indo-European *-tis
9. Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
10. Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
11. Proto-Italic *-tiō
12. Latin -tiō
13. Latin āctiō
14. Old French aucionbor.
15. Middle English accioun
16. English action
17. From Middle English accioun, accion, from Old French aucion, acciun, from Latin āctiō(n) (“act of doing or making”), from āct(us) + action suffix -iō(n), perfect passive participle of agere (“do, act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. See also act, active. By surface analysis, act + -ion. See: Latin '
āctiō', Proto-Indo-European '
*h₂éǵeti'.
Sample Sentences
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‘Here, give me the minutes of Monday’s meeting. I’ll action your points for you while you get on and sort out the open day.’ [2004, Ros Jay, Richard Templar, “Fast thinking: project”, in Fast Thinking Manager's Manual, 2nd edition, Pearson Education, →ISBN, Fast Thinking Leader, page 276:]
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Violent reactions from the Jewish authorities were expected and difficulties of actioning the new guidelines were foreseen. [2005, Fritz Liebreich, “The physical confrontation: interception and diversion policies in theory and practice”, in Britain's Navel and Political Reaction to the Illegal Immigration of Jews to Palestine, 1945-1948, Routledge, →ISBN, page 196:]
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HMRC said that one reason they had not actioned her appeal was because she had said in her appeal form ‘I am appealing against the overpayment for childcare for 2003-04, 2004-05’, thus implying she was disputing her ‘overpayment’. [2007, Great Britain: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, “Case study: 11257”, in Tax Credits: Getting it wrong? 5th report session 2006-2007, The Stationery Office, →ISBN, Chapter 2: Changes and developments since June 2005, page 26:]
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Do say: “I can action that for you going forward, my little summer squash.” [2024 May 13, “Spice up your spreadsheets! Should you run your relationship like a business?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]
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‘I have no business to settle with you—arrest me, Sir, at your peril and I’ll action you in law for false imprisonment.’ [1856, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Attaché: or Sam Slick in England, new revised edition, Stringer & Townsend, Chapter XLVII: The Horse Stealer; or All Trades Have Tricks But Our Own, page 270:]
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“Scrip threatened me at first with an action for slander—he spoke of actions to the wrong man though—action! no, no no. I should have actioned him—ha! ha! [...]” [1844, Robert Mackenzie Daniel, The Grave Digger: A novel by the author of The Scottish Heiress, volume I, T. C. Newby, Chapter IX: How the Grave-differ entertained a lady, pages 189–190:]
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I have actioned him for Libel, but he won’t plead, and says he will make himself bankrupt & won’t pay a penny. [1871, Michael Shermer, quoting Alfred Russell Wallace, In Darwin’s shadow: The Life and Science of Alfred Russell Wallace, Oxford University Press US, published 2002, →ISBN, Chapter 10. Heretic Personality, page 261:]
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In 1589 the Court went so far as to effect a reconciliation between Michel le Petevin and his wife after she actioned him for ill treatment and adultery with their chambermaid. [1996, Darryl Mark Ogier, “Discipline: Enforcement”, in Reformation and Society in Guernsey, Boydell & Brewer, →ISBN, Part Two: The Calvinist Regime, page 148:]