to take action
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2.8
- phrasal verb
:
actuar
- That is why the Home Office is taking action to deal with that.
- take action now
- take action to protect
- take action to reduce
All you have to do is take action right now.
- All you have to do is take action right now.
- We did not take action to start a war.
- We, we can take actions today to prevent this.
- Thing is maybe you be proactive and take action now rather than later.
- And when we take action, the world around us starts to change.
- I have a greater sense of worthiness because I took action in this area.
- You don't have to leave your home if you're ready to take action and prevent hair loss.
- So I always recommend take action, do the things you're afraid of.
- And so he just decides he's going to take action unilaterally and, and do this.
- Alongside wounded veterans, some will decide to take action against the meager state support.
- And I, I'll just focus on taking action every single day.
- See it is actions like these that require us to take action against this type of content.
- Having listened to these five things, there is no better time to take action than right now.
- And I just figured I have the opportunity to take action and offer to serve.
Examples
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And when you contacted us, we took action immediately.
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Well, tonight I say it's time to take action.
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All you have to do is take action right now.
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We did not take action to start a war.
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If you do not take action, then it is just an idea.
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And when we take action, the world around us starts to change.
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In these circumstances, we have to take action.
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Instead of waiting until everything falls apart, effective leaders take action right away.
Academic text (2015) -
It's up to us to take action and to use our voices.
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To address the environmental crisis, we need to take action immediately.
Synonyms
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1.0
Take action to deal with a problem or situation
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3.2
To start doing something yourself after waiting or thinking
21
3.2
To take action that causes events or results
1
3.5
Do things to prevent or deal with a problem
1
4.7
To carry out a plan or decision
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to do something to address a problem' is directly derivable from combining 'take' (assume/perform) with 'action' (doing something); a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer this collocational meaning. This is a common, compositional verb + noun pattern found across languages (e.g., 'tomar medidas' / 'prendre des mesures'), so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
Take action comes from the simple image of someone actually taking a tool or stepping forward to make action happen, like picking up a shovel to fix a problem. So it means 'to do something to deal with a problem'.