action

Definition

The effort of performing or doing something.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "Knead bread with a rocking action."
• "a movie full of exciting action"
• "Pressing a piano key causes the action of the hammer on the string."

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