agire

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to act or operate
  2. (intransitive) to work, run or function
  3. (intransitive) to take effect
  4. (intransitive) to behave
  5. (intransitive) to proceed (against)
  6. (intransitive) to affect (part of the body, etc.)
  7. (intransitive) to act out

Concepts

act
operate
behave
do
take action
move
work
impinge
make
act on
perform
play
produce
stage
take effect

be effective

be efficacious

be in operation

affect

have effect

avail
effect
function
impact
Synonyms

fare
A1
operare
C1

avere effetto

comportarsi
C1
trattare
B2
procedere
B2

essere attivo

laora’

smuoversi

fare effetto

commettere
C1
darsi una mossa
adempiere
26k
attuare
27k

fare in modo

muoversi
B1
Translations

agir
actuar
handeln
wirken
agir
handelen
agieren
tun
obrar
fazer
actuar
hacer
verfahren

se comporter

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
a‧gì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈd͡ʒi.re/
Etymology

Borrowed from French agir, itself borrowed from Latin agere.

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