actional
- adjective
- /ˈækʃənl/
- Specialized
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accional
- Stative verbs are replaced by actional verbs in the present, and by these means, nonnarrative passages become narrative.
Examples
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The philosopher discussed the actional aspects of moral decisions in his latest book.
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In any case, the deviance in the causal history prior to the intention seems like enough to me to affect the behavior's actional status.
Blog text (29) -
The prime import of these stories is 'engagement', which, as Stewart (1987) says so eloquently, is a much valorized actional state in coal-camp discourse.
Academic text (1992) -
The three, mental discipline, natural unfoldment, and apperception, were speculative as opposed to empirical and were based upon assumptions as to man's moral and actional makeup.
Academic text (2008) -
In linguistics, an actional verb expresses a specific action, such as 'run' or 'jump'.
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Her actional approach to teaching encourages students to participate actively in class.
Synonyms
A verb that shows an action or change, not something that stays the same
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Actional comes from the word action, built on the root act, which originally meant 'to do'. So, like an actor who does things, actional describes words or ideas that show 'doing' or actions.
