take action

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take action

verb takes action · taking action · took action · taken action

To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem. We must take action on this issue immediately.

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verb to act, especially decisively

Español	tirar por la calle de en medio
中文	採取行動 /采取行动 cǎiqǔ xíngdòng
Français	passer à l'acte
Italiano	intervenire, prendere provvedimenti, passare all'azione

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@misc{take_action_2026,
  title = {take action},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20action},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}