how to pronounce action

/ˈæk.ʃən/

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action is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of action in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meaning of action

Action is a verb meaning to take a course of action.

action frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word action occurs in english on average 221 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics action can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that action can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) leisure and entertainment;

4) people, society, and culture;