Usually means: Expresses physical or mental action.
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  1. action verb: Merriam-Webster
  2. action verb: Wiktionary
  3. action verb: Dictionary.com
  4. Action verb: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. action verb: MyWord.info
  6. action verb: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Action Verb: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (action verb)

▸ noun:  A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.

Similar:
active voice, dynamic verb, verb of motion, activity, actioner, action, actuator, actuation, action point, action plan, more...

Opposite:
linking verb, auxiliary verb, helping verb

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Similar:
active voice, dynamic verb, verb of motion, activity, actioner, action, actuator, actuation, action point, action plan, more...

Opposite:
linking verb, auxiliary verb, helping verb



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