take action

English

Verb

take action (third-person singular simple present takes action, present participle taking action, simple past took action, past participle taken action)

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

   We must take action on this issue immediately.

   You're taking evasive action out of a clear commitment once again.

Translations

to act, especially decisively

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 採取行動 / 采取行动 (cǎiqǔ xíngdòng)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: toimia (fi), ryhtyä toimenpiteisiin
• French: passer à l'acte (fr)
• Hungarian: cselekszik (hu), intézkedik (hu), fellép (hu), közbelép (hu), akcióba lép
• Italian: intervenire (it), prendere provvedimenti, passare all'azione
• Norwegian: aksjonere (no)
• Polish: podejmować działanie impf, podjąć działanie pf
• Spanish: tirar por la calle de en medio (colloquial)
• Thai: ลงมือ (th) (long-mʉʉ)

See also

• Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take

References

• “take action”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.