əˈkʌm.plɪʃ əˈkɑm.plɪʃ əˈkɒm.plɪʃ ˈæk.ʃən ˈæk.ʃən ækˈtɪ.vɪ.ti ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt

fʊlˈfɪl ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt ˈpɹəʊsɛs suː something done (usually as opposed to something said) there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible a military engagement he saw action in Korea 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 an act by a government body or supranational organization recent federal action undermined the segregationist position the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves put in effect carry out a task execute the decision of the people He actioned the operation institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against He was warned that the district attorney would process him She actioned the company for discrimination the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism the piano had a very stiff action the trait of being active and energetic and forceful a man of action the series of events that form a plot his novels always have a lot of action a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) the action of natural forces volcanic activity the state of being active his sphere of activity he is out of action In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). Actions can be categorized in several ways, including single action versus double action, break action versus bolt action, and others.