agir
- (intransitive) to act, to do (something)
- (intransitive) to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on)
- (intransitive) to act, behave
- prosecute, sue
- (impersonal, reflexive) to be, be all about, be a question of
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.ʒiʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin agere. Attested from the fifteenth century.
Related words
be effective
have effect
be active
have influence
act as
be about
comport
se comporter
exercer une action
produire un effet
se conduire
être efficace
s’efforcer
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