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taken action

taken action is the past participle of take action.

Meaning of take action

Verb

take action (third-person singular simple present takes action, present participle taking action, simple past took action, past participle taken action)

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

Questions about taken action

What is taken action the past participle of?
Taken action is the past participle of take action.

Words near taken action in the dictionary

  1. taken a wizz
  2. taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque
  3. taken aback
  4. taken account of
  5. taken across
  6. taken action
  7. taken advantage of
  8. taken after
  9. taken aim
  10. taken air
  11. taken aloft

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