Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take action

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
take ac-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes action (present, singular) taking action (participle, present) took action (past) taken action (participle, past)

Questions

What does take action mean?
To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.

How to pronounce take action

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