action verb
ac·tion verb
A a Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ak-shuh n vurb]
- /ˈæk ʃən vɜrb/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ak-shuh n vurb]
- /ˈæk ʃən vɜrb/
Definitions of action verb words
- noun action verb a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being. Compare copula (def 2), stative. 1
- noun action verb A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does. 0
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Parts of speech for Action verb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
action verb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
action verb usage trend in Literature
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