Bring+an+action

  • 31bring action against — index litigate, prosecute (charge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 32bring forward — index bear (adduce), certify (attest), cite (state), elicit, exhibit, manifest …

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  • 33bring — /brɪŋ / (say bring) verb (t) (brought, bringing) 1. to cause to come with oneself; take along to the place or person sought; conduct or convey. 2. to cause to come, as to a recipient or possessor, to the mind or knowledge, into a particular… …

  • 34bring — [[t]brɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ brings, bringing, brought 1) VERB If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. [V n] Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes... [V… …

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  • 35action — n. activity act 1) to initiate; take action; to go into action 2) to put smt. into action (we put our plan into action) 3) to prod, spur smb. into action 4) concerted, united; decisive; direct; disciplinary; drastic; emergency; hasty, rash;… …

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  • 36action — noun 1 process of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous ▪ He urged the government to take decisive action against music piracy. ▪ aggressive …

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  • 37action — [[t]æ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ actions 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Action is doing something for a particular purpose. The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis... What was needed, he said, was decisive action to halt what he… …

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  • 38Action of 29 November 1811 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Action of 29 November, 1811 partof=the Napoleonic Wars caption= La Pomone contre les frégates HMS Alceste et Active Pierre Julien Gilbert date=29 November 1811 place=Adriatic Sea, south of Lissa. result= British …

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  • 39action — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Performance Nouns 1. (act of doing) action, performance, operation, execution, enactment, production; process, procedure, proceeding, transaction; behavior, conduct; work, exertion. See activity. 2.… …

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  • 40bring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. fetch, carry, convey, conduct; command (a price); cause, occasion. See transportation. Ant., leave. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To transport] Syn. convey, take along, carry, bear, fetch, deliver,… …

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