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action verb

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

Noun

action verb (plural action verbs)

  1. A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.

Forms of action verb

pluralaction verbs

Questions about action verb

What does action verb mean?
Action verb means a word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.
What part of speech is action verb?
Action verb is a noun.
What is the plural of action verb?
The plural of action verb is action verbs.

Words near action verb in the dictionary

  1. action star
  2. action stars
  3. action stations
  4. action teaching
  5. action theory
  6. action verb
  7. action verbs
  8. action word
  9. action words
  10. action-forcing
  11. action-packed

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