to take action
11take action against culprits — take measures against people responsible for a crime …
12take action — verb To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem …
13take action — to act, either in response to or as a result of circumstances, or some decision; to deal with …
14take action on — to act, either in response to or as a result of circumstances, or some decision; to deal with …
15take action — idi a) to start doing something b) to start a legal procedure …
16action — [ak′shən] n. [ME accion < OFr action < L actio < pp. of agere: see ACT1] 1. the doing of something; state of being in motion or of working 2. an act or thing done 3. [pl.] behavior; habitual conduct 4. habitual activity characterized by… …
17action — ► NOUN 1) the process of doing something to achieve an aim. 2) a thing done. 3) the effect or influence of something such as a chemical. 4) a lawsuit. 5) armed conflict. 6) the way in which something works or moves. 7) informal exc …
18ACTION (U.S. government agency) — ACTION was a United States government agency described as, the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency . [ [http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp? nfpb=true ERICExtSearch SearchValue 0=ED302765 ERICExtSearch… …
19take cognizance of something — formal phrase to consider something before you take action or make a decision Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: cognizance * * * take cognizance of sth idiom …
20take steps — To take action • • • Main Entry: ↑step …
