Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: action
IPA transcription: ['ækʃən]
Pronunciations of action
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: action
    Meaning: something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
  • Synonyms: action, activity, activeness
    Meaning: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
  • Synonyms: military_action, action
    Meaning: a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
  • Synonyms: natural_process, natural_action, action, activity
    Meaning: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
  • Synonyms: action
    Meaning: the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
  • Synonyms: action
    Meaning: the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"
  • Synonyms: action, action_mechanism
    Meaning: the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"
  • Synonyms: legal_action, action, action_at_law
    Meaning: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
Usage examples
  • Action is consolatory.
  • This new fear aroused me to action.
  • At last the time for action arrived.
  • The youth hastened to get into action.
  • Talk was one thing, action was another.
  • Spur and whip the tired mind into action
  • It was no ordinary action they were deciding.
  • This is ruinous to both the action and tuning.
  • "Which do you count your most indiscreet action?"
  • Then the spy's weapon in turn went out of action.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hong Kong action cinema, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording ToeJam & Earl, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Confederate government of Kentucky, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording SpongeBob SquarePants, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barack Obama, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Equal Protection Clause, License CC BY-SA 4.0