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action
English
Etymology
From Middle English accion, from Old French aucion,acciun, from Latin ?cti? (“act of doing or making”), from ?ctus, perfect passive participle of ag? (“do, act”), + action suffix -i?; see act.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æk.??n/
- Rhymes: -æk??n
- Hyphenation: ac?tion
Noun
action (countable and uncountable, plural actions)
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- A way of motion or functioning.
- Fast-paced activity.
- A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
- (music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (music) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar.
- (slang) Sexual intercourse.
- (military) Combat.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- (mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
- (physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- 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.
- (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
- (obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. IV, ch. 106:
- So saying he presented him with two actions of above two thousand livres each.
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- the Euripus of funds and actions
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. IV, ch. 106:
Synonyms
- (something done): deed; see also Thesaurus:action
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? German: Action
- ? Russian: ???? (ekšn)
Translations
See also
- deed
- Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take
References
- action on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Interjection
action!
- Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
- Antonym: cut
Translations
Verb
action (third-person singular simple present actions, present participle actioning, simple past and past participle actioned)
- (transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
- (transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
Usage notes
- The verb sense action is rejected by some usage authorities.
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- Notes:
Further reading
- action in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- action in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Catino, actino-, atonic, cation, cation-?
French
Etymology
From Old French acciun, aucion, etymologically reconstructed in Middle French to resemble the Latin acti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.sj??/
- Homophone: axion
Noun
action f (plural actions)
- action, act, deed
- campaign
- stock, share
- (Switzerland) a special offer
Derived terms
Further reading
- “action” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- cation, contai
Interlingua
Noun
action (plural actiones)
- action
Related terms
- active
- activitate
Middle English
Noun
action
- Alternative form of accion
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French acciun, aucion, etymologically reconstructed to resemble the Latin acti?.
Noun
action f (plural actions)
- action; act
Descendants
- French: action
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English accion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak???n/
Noun
action (plural actions)
- action
Verb
action (third-person singular present actions, present participle actionin, past actiont, past participle actiont)
- to action
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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actor
English
Alternative forms
- acter (uncommon)
- actour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English actor, from Latin ?ctor (“doer”), from ag? (“to do”). Equivalent to act +? -or. Cognate with Ancient Greek ????? (ákt?r, “leader”), from ??? (ág?, “lead, carry, convey, bring”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æk.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æk.t?/
- Homophone: acter
- Rhymes: -ækt?(?)
Noun
actor (plural actors, feminine actress)
- A person who performs, plays a part in a theatrical play or film.
- One who acts; a doer.
- One who takes part in a situation.
- (law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
- (law) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
- (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
- (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- (linguistics, grammar) The most agent-like argument of a clause, e.g. 'the torpedo' in "The torpedo sank the boat" and "The torpedo fired".
Usage notes
- In the sense of a person who acts in a play or film, the traditional sense of the word only applied to male actors; the term actress being used for the female counterpart.
Synonyms
- (person who performs in a theatrical play or film): performer, player
- (one who acts): doer
- (one who takes part): participant
- (advocate in civil courts or cases):
- (a plaintiff): complainant, plaintiff
- (one who enacts a policy action)
- (entity performing a role in use case analysis): role
Antonyms
- (grammatical role): undergoer
Hyponyms
- (person who performs in a theatrical play or film): actress f
- enactor
- reenactor
Derived terms
- character actor
- nonstate actor
- straight actor
- voice actor
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Scottish Gaelic: actair
- ? Welsh: actor
Translations
Further reading
- actor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- actor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- actor at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Croat, Croat., carto-, rocta, taroc
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin ?ctor.
Noun
actor m (plural actores)
- An actor.
Related terms
- actriz
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?k?to/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ak?to?/
Noun
actor m (plural actors, feminine actriu)
- An actor.
Related terms
- actuar
Further reading
- “actor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k.t?r/
- Hyphenation: ac?tor
- Rhymes: -?kt?r
Noun
actor m (plural actores or actoren, diminutive actortje n)
- An actor; an agent, a player, who has a part in some field of economical, social or other action, i.e. an active human factor.
Related terms
- acteur
- actie
- activiteit
- agenda
- agens
- ageren
- agitatie
- agitator
- reactor
Latin
Etymology
Agent noun formed from ?ctus +? -tor, perfect passive participle of ag? (“do, act, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a?k.tor/, [?ä?kt??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ak.tor/, [??kt??r]
Noun
?ctor m (genitive ?ct?ris, feminine ?ctr?x); third declension
- A doer.
- An actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie).
- A (law) prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
- ?cti?
- ?ctr?x
- ?ctus
- agit?
Descendants
References
- actor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- actor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- actor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- actor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- actor in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[2]
- actor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- actor in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- actor in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Middle English
Noun
actor
- Alternative form of actour
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
Noun
actor m (plural actors, feminine actritz, feminine plural actrises)
- An actor.
Portuguese
Noun
actor m (plural actores)
- Superseded spelling of ator.
Romanian
Alternative forms
- aftor (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from French acteur, Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak?tor/
Noun
actor m (plural actori, feminine equivalent actri??)
- (acting) An actor.
Declension
Synonyms
- artist, interpret
Derived terms
- actora?
- actoricesc
- actorie
See also
- teatralist
References
- actor in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scots
Etymology
From English actor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?akt?r/
Noun
actor (plural actors)
- An actor.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin actor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??to?/, [a???t?o?]
- Hyphenation: act?or
- Rhymes: -o?
Noun
actor m (plural actores, feminine actriz or actora, feminine plural actrices or actoras)
- An actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)
Derived terms
- actor de voz
- actor porno
Related terms
- acción
- acto
- actoral
- actuar
Noun
actor m (plural actores, feminine actora, feminine plural actoras)
- (law) A defendant.
Further reading
- “actor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Anagrams
- corta
- tocar
Welsh
Etymology
From English actor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?akt?r/
Noun
actor m (plural actorion)
- An actor.
Coordinate terms
- actores (“actress”)
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “actor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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