agir

Meaning

1. to act, to do (something)
2. to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on)
3. to act, behave
4. prosecute, sue
5. to be, be all about, be a question of

Concepts

act

do

behave

deal

make

play

operate

work

move

conduct

be effective

have effect

take action

proceed

perform

treat

influence

matter

effect

actuate

appeal

take effect

act as

playact

roleplay

consider

regard

count

weigh

concern

interest

occupy

worry

affect

have influence

impact

be about

be active

react

act on

stage

comport

produce

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.ʒiʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agere. Attested from the fifteenth century.