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jump into action

jump into action verb: to respond to some event with energetic activity.

Verb

jump into action (third-person singular simple present jumps into action, present participle jumping into action, simple past and past participle jumped into action)

  1. To respond to some event with energetic activity.

Forms of jump into action

third-person singular presentjumps into action
present participlejumping into action
past participlejumped into action
pastjumped into action

Questions about jump into action

What does jump into action mean?
Jump into action means to respond to some event with energetic activity.
What part of speech is jump into action?
Jump into action is a verb.
What is the past tense of jump into action?
The past tense of jump into action is jumped into action.

Words near jump into action in the dictionary

  1. jump humping
  2. jump humps
  3. jump in
  4. jump in one's skin
  5. jump in with both feet
  6. jump into action
  7. jump jet
  8. jump jets
  9. jump jockey
  10. jump jockeys
  11. jump lead

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