![]() As a film director's command, it is attested from 1923. The meaning "way in which (a firearm, etc.) acts" is from 1845. The meaning "military fighting" is from 1590s. The sense of "something done, an act, deed" is late 14c. The meaning "active exertion, activity" is from late 14c. Spelling with the restored Latin -t- begins in 15c. ![]() Mid-14c., accioun, "cause or grounds for a lawsuit," from Anglo-French accioun, Old French accion, action (12c.) "action lawsuit, case," from Latin actionem (nominative actio) "a putting in motion a performing, a doing public acts, official conduct lawsuit, legal action" (source also of Spanish accion, Italian azione), noun of action from past-participle stem of agere "to do" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move"). To get into the act "participate" is from 1947 to get (one's) act together "organize one's (disorderly) life" is by 1976, perhaps euphemistic. 635) the loss arising wherefrom cannot be guarded against by the ordinary exertions of human skill and prudence so as to prevent its effect. An act of God is an accident which arises from a cause which operates without interference or aid from man (1 Pars. sense of the act as "sexual intercourse." Act of God "uncontrollable natural force" is recorded by 1726. In the act "in the process" is from 1590s, perhaps originally from a late 16c. The meaning "display of exaggerated behavior" is from 1928, extended from the theatrical sense. The meaning "one of a series of performances in a variety show" is from 1890. The verb agere had a broad range of meaning in Latin, including "act on stage, play the part of plead a cause at law chase carry off, steal." The theatrical ("part of a play," 1510s) and legislative (early 15c.) senses of the noun also were in Latin. Late 14c., "a thing done," from Latin actus "a doing a driving, impulse, a setting in motion a part in a play," and actum "a thing done" (originally a legal term), both from agere "to set in motion, drive, drive forward," hence "to do, perform," figuratively "incite to action keep in movement, stir up" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move"). It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek agein "to lead, guide, drive, carry off," agon "assembly, contest in the games," agÅgos "leader," axios "worth, worthy, weighing as much " Sanskrit ajati "drives," ajirah "moving, active " Latin actus "a doing a driving, impulse, a setting in motion a part in a play " agere "to set in motion, drive, drive forward," hence "to do, perform," agilis "nimble, quick " Old Norse aka "to drive " Middle Irish ag "battle." ![]() It forms all or part of: act action active actor actual actuary actuate agency agenda agent agile agitation agony ambagious ambassador ambiguous anagogical antagonize apagoge assay Auriga auto-da-fe axiom cache castigate coagulate cogent cogitation counteract demagogue embassy epact essay exact exacta examine exigency exiguous fumigation glucagon hypnagogic interact intransigent isagoge litigate litigation mitigate mystagogue navigate objurgate pedagogue plutogogue prodigal protagonist purge react redact retroactive squat strategy synagogue transact transaction variegate. Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to drive, draw out or forth, move." MHRA 'AG', All Acronyms, 2 July 2023, Bluebook All Acronyms, AG (Jul. AG, All Acronyms, viewed July 2, 2023, MLA All Acronyms. Retrieved July 2, 2023, from Chicago All Acronyms. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Quote Copy APA All Acronyms.
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