Definition of Action

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Action

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action.

An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.): Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor.

The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.

Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.

Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.

Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.

Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings.

The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.

A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.

A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim.

A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks.

An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.

The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.

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Action Quotations

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Mother Teresa

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action.
Mother Teresa

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
Buddha

Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
Thomas Jefferson

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
Thomas Jefferson

Effective action is always unjust.
Maya Angelou

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
Zig Ziglar

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
Albert Einstein

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
Tony Robbins

A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.
Tony Robbins

Action Translations

action in Afrikaans is daad, aksie
action in Danish is handling
action in Dutch is actie, handeling, optreden, gedoe
action in Finnish is teko
action in German is Aktion {f}, Handlung
action in Italian is effetto, azione, lamentela, procedimento
action in Latin is facina -oris

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