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Australian organization
Action for World Development was an Australian interdenominational initiative to promote world development. It began with the establishment of the Joint
Action_for_World_Development
United Nations goals for people for 2039
for realizing the SDGs. Examples of progress from some countries demonstrate that achieving sustainable development through concerted global action is
Sustainable_Development_Goals
Development in Action (DiA) is a small UK international development non-governmental organization run "by young people for young people". Its main objective
Development_in_Action
Ugandan NGO
Action for Development (ACFODE) is an indigenous (Ugandan) non government Women Association founded by women academicians; Dr Joy Kwesiga, Dr Hilda Tadria
Action_for_Development
Series of United Nations conferences
Disasters in 2005 and the Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action for a Safer World in 1994. The First World Conference on Natural Disasters in Yokohama, Japan
World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
World_Conference_on_Disaster_Risk_Reduction
Mode of human development
tool for achieving sustainable development and highlighted areas of action for education. ESD is a component of measurement in an indicator for Sustainable
Sustainable_development
The Lagos Plan of Action (officially the Lagos Plan of Action for the Economic Development of Africa, 1980–2000) was an Organisation of African Unity-backed
Lagos_Plan_of_Action
Germany-based non-profit organization
America. Founded in 1957, Action for World Solidarity is one of the oldest organizations in Germany active in development policy. Since its beginnings
Action_for_World_Solidarity
Annual report by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The World Development Report (WDR) is an annual report published since 1978 by the World Bank. Each WDR provides in-depth analysis of a specific aspect
World_Development_Report
American international development think tank
2014. "Carbon Monitoring for Action". Center for Global Development. Gorrie, Peter (November 15, 2007). "Website tracks world's worst polluting power plants"
Center_for_Global_Development
Global business organization on sustainable development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a global, CEO-led organisation of more than 250 multinational companies working to accelerate
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
World_Business_Council_for_Sustainable_Development
Upcoming new future film by Thomas Kail
Catherine Laga'aia in her film debut as the title character. Development of a brand-new live-action Moana film coming soon on July 2026 in the first future
Moana_(2026_film)
UK-based charity
water through the work of a One World Action partner, the Development Workshop. Through mediation a One World Action partner, Nagorik Uddyog settled nearly
One_World_Action
as it did in Europe, and tank development was neglected in favor of naval activities. Later, during the last year of World War II the newest and best Japanese
Japanese tanks of World War II
Japanese_tanks_of_World_War_II
Non-governmental organization
1969 as 'Action for World Development' (AWD). Many people were involved in collecting one million signatures on a petition about world development and had
Global_Justice_Now
Upcoming video game
an upcoming 2027 action role-playing game developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. Set in the fictional world of Albion, Fable
Fable_(2027_video_game)
2015 film by Colin Trevorrow
Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Jurassic_World
American non-profit organization
Action as taking a "VC approach to development work". Evidence Action has frequently been ranked as among the most effective charities in the world,
Evidence_Action
UK-based charity
Practical Action (previously known as the Intermediate Technology Development Group, ITDG) is a development charity registered in the United Kingdom which
Practical_Action
2023 film by Moritz Mohr
Boy Kills World is a 2023 dystopian action comedy film starring Bill Skarsgård. Directed by Moritz Mohr, in his feature directorial debut, the film's supporting
Boy_Kills_World
American professional wrestling promotion
name in 2004, becoming Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. TNA continued to use the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships until this agreement
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling
Video game genre
An action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. An action adventure
Action-adventure_game
United Nations functional commission
social development themes as part of its follow-up to the outcome of the Copenhagen Summit. In 1996, the priority theme was “strategies and actions for the
United Nations Commission for Social Development
United_Nations_Commission_for_Social_Development
International conferens in Johannesburg, South Africa in August–September 2002
The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, took place in South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002. It was convened to discuss sustainable
Earth_Summit_2002
2004 book by Thomas Sowell
Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study is a 2004 nonfiction work by economist Thomas Sowell. Already known as a critic of affirmative action or
Affirmative Action Around the World
Affirmative_Action_Around_the_World
Former American amusement park in New Jersey
with Action Park in 1996 and never reopened; it has since been replaced with a condominium development, a restaurant, and additional parking for the Mountain
Action_Park
Intergovernmental economic organisation
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; French: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental
OECD
BBC's charity organization
BBC Media Action, formerly known as the BBC World Service Trust, is the BBC's international development charity, funded independently by external grants
BBC_Media_Action
United Nations action plan, 1992
(UN Conference on Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992. It is an action agenda for the UN, other multilateral organizations
Agenda_21
Country in northern Europe
Norway on YouTube Key Development Forecasts for Norway Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine from International Futures World Bank Summary Trade Statistics
Norway
Specialized agency of the United Nations
substitutes: WHO guideline" (PDF). World Health Organization. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025. WHO. Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 Archived
World_Health_Organization
United Nations conference
The Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace was the name given for a conference convened by the United Nations during
World Conference on Women, 1995
World_Conference_on_Women,_1995
American video game developer
Krafton. Unknown Worlds was formed in May 2001 by Charlie Cleveland and began life as a group of developers responsible for the development of the high-profile
Unknown_Worlds_Entertainment
American non-profit research and policy organization
world. In 2017, IPA and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab received a $16 million grant from the UK Department for International Development to
Innovations for Poverty Action
Innovations_for_Poverty_Action
fight scenes, daring escapes, etc.). Action and adventure are usually categorized together (sometimes even as "action-adventure") because they have much
List_of_genres
Researchers Alliance for Development (RAD) is a World Bank supported action-oriented and multidisciplinary network of researchers. Recognizing the engagement
Researchers Alliance for Development
Researchers_Alliance_for_Development
name most commonly used for the World Bank-published report "Accelerated Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Plan for Action," written by Elliot Berg
Berg_report
Global intergovernmental organization
financing framework called the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The UN Development Programme (UNDP), an organization for grant-based technical assistance, is one
United_Nations
Film by Dean DeBlois
dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. Plans for a live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon were announced in February 2023
How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)
How_to_Train_Your_Dragon_(2025_film)
Video game genre
statistical character development, have been widely adapted to other video game genres. For example, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, an action-adventure game
Role-playing_video_game
with filmed live-action footage of young women in bikinis on spring break, many of whom would flash their breasts. Its development was led by former
List of video games notable for negative reception
List_of_video_games_notable_for_negative_reception
International radio division of the BBC
expansion of the World Service, about a 70% increase, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office providing £254 million/year for five years,
BBC_World_Service
for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved June 8, 2026. Romano, Sal (March 26, 2026). "Rebellion Developments announces first-person action horror
List of video games in development
List_of_video_games_in_development
Theory that discusses human intelligence from an epistemological perspective
children develop their cognitive skills. For example, he believed that children experience the world through actions, representing things with words, thinking
Piaget's theory of cognitive development
Piaget's_theory_of_cognitive_development
2015 United Nations agreement
The Addis Ababa Action Agenda was the outcome of the 2015 Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis_Ababa_Action_Agenda
such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2015); the Global Action Programme for Education for Sustainable Development (GAP on ESD, 2014); the
Action for Climate Empowerment
Action_for_Climate_Empowerment
Type of approach to problem solving
training and development programs. Action Learning is ideologically a cycle of "doing" and "reflecting" stages. In most forms of action learning, a coach
Action_learning
2025 film by Gareth Edwards
World Rebirth is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp. It is the fourth Jurassic World film
Jurassic_World_Rebirth
Country in northern Europe
Nordic Council, the World Trade Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The name for Sweden is generally agreed
Sweden
Group making loans to developing countries
leveraged loans to developing countries. The group is the largest development bank in the world. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. The
World_Bank_Group
South Korean video game developer and publisher
game developer and publisher, known for creating the cross-platform MMORPG Black Desert Online and the open world action-adventure game Crimson Desert. The
Pearl_Abyss
Fundamental mechanical principles
power of the method and its further mathematical development rose. This article introduces the action principle concepts and summarizes other articles
Action_principles
Linked hypertext system on the Internet
control of the HTML specification to the WHATWG. The World Wide Web has been central to the development of the Information Age and is the primary tool billions
World_Wide_Web
UN awareness effort to protect the environment
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. It is supported
World_Environment_Day
American television sitcom
when she was a teenager. Arrested Development uses several elements that were rare at the time for American live-action sitcoms. It was shot on location
Arrested_Development
Lebanon-based non-governmental organization
87833°N 35.51611°E / 33.87833; 35.51611 The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) is a Lebanon-based non-governmental organization
Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action
Collective_for_Research_and_Training_on_Development-Action
System to train actors
play", Stanislavski argued, "is to take action in the given circumstances." Thanks to its promotion and development by acting teachers who were former students
Stanislavski's_system
UN-sanctioned international holiday
The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, sometimes abbreviated World Day for Cultural Diversity, is a United Nations sanctioned
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
World_Day_for_Cultural_Diversity_for_Dialogue_and_Development
Former division of Nintendo
Entertainment Analysis & Development Division, commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EAD and formerly known as Nintendo Research & Development No.4 Department (abbreviated
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Nintendo_Entertainment_Analysis_&_Development
1914–1918 global conflict
Haig and the First World War (2009 ed.). CUP. ISBN 978-0-521-89802-7. Hartcup, Guy (1988). The War of Invention; Scientific Developments, 1914–18. Brassey's
World_War_I
Annual conference organized by the Energy and Resources Institute
award for contributions to sustainable development, climate action". www.gov.br. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07. World Sustainable Development Summit
World Sustainable Development Summit
World_Sustainable_Development_Summit
Association football tournament in Qatar
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in
2022_FIFA_World_Cup
for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was established as an international financial institution in 1977, as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World
List of specialized agencies of the United Nations
List_of_specialized_agencies_of_the_United_Nations
International observance, May 15
"Family-Oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development" 2024 - "Families and Climate Change" 2023
International_Day_of_Families
Group of countries not in major power blocs
tyranny" South-South Cooperation Third World Third-Worldism United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement "Coordinating
Non-Aligned_Movement
American academic, scholar and social worker
the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER). Martha is a development practitioner and scholar who has
Martha_Chen
Amusement park in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Faire, Grande World Exposition of 1890 (renamed Action Zone; Grande World Exposition of 1890 returned in 2019 by renaming a portion of Action Zone), Alpenfest
Canada's_Wonderland
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), earlier known as the Center of Evaluation for Global Action, is a research network based at the University
Center for Effective Global Action
Center_for_Effective_Global_Action
Concept concerning the level of development on an international scale
technologies for development (ITDG has now been renamed Practical Action). The concept of right-financing has been developed to reflect the need for public
International_development
UN Sustainable Development Goal related to clean energy
between gender equality and climate action for sustainable development" (PDF). Report. 2016. UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform – SDG 7 Energypedia
Sustainable Development Goal 7
Sustainable_Development_Goal_7
Development of 2018 video game
Rockstar Games published the action-adventure game in October 2018 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in November 2019 for Windows and Stadia. Rockstar
Development of Red Dead Redemption 2
Development_of_Red_Dead_Redemption_2
De jure independent foreign aid agency
for Economic Cooperation and Development. At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, most of the world's governments adopted a program for action
United States Agency for International Development
United_States_Agency_for_International_Development
Human losses by participating country
were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. During World War II, 26,000
World_War_II_casualties
2021 film by Johannes Roberts
It is the first live-action film in the series not to feature Milla Jovovich in the lead role of her character Alice. Development took place in early 2017
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Resident_Evil:_Welcome_to_Raccoon_City
Head of the United Nations Secretariat
vision for the future of global cooperation". It calls for cooperation and multilateralism to promote action that achieves the Sustainable Development Goals
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations
Genre of literature, film, and television
Thirty-Nine Steps (1915). The films of Alfred Hitchcock are critical in the development of the thriller film during the mid-20th century. Some popular 21st-century
Thriller_(genre)
2002 video game
an action-adventure video game by the German company Funatics Development, released in 2002 by the publisher THQ. An expansion was in development in 2002
ZanZarah:_The_Hidden_Portal
Global goal to end hunger by 2030
to deliver the SDGs". This is when "the decade of action" and "delivery for sustainable development" was launched, demanding stakeholders to speed up
Sustainable Development Goal 2
Sustainable_Development_Goal_2
Event focusing on issues surrounding water
on the World Water Vision and the associated Framework for Action, dealing with the state and ownership of water resources, their development potential
World_Water_Forum
International soccer tournament held in 2025
union starts legal action against Fifa over Club World Cup". The Guardian. PA Media. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024. "Club World Cup pushback sees
2025_FIFA_Club_World_Cup
2018 video game
mountain's summit. Development of Celeste began in August 2015, when game developers Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry created a version of Celeste for the PICO-8
Celeste_(video_game)
Fundamental rights belonging to all humans
in the world, and are responsible for a large number of human rights abuses. Although the legal and moral environment surrounding the actions of governments
Human_rights
2017 video game
October 16, 2017, after 9 years of development and early access. Overgrowth is the sequel to Lugaru, a 3D action game from the same company. The player
Overgrowth_(video_game)
Application development platform
Actions on Google was a development platform for the Google Assistant. It allowed the third-party development of "actions"—applets for the Google Assistant
Actions_on_Google
Methodology for social science research
After seven decades of action research development, many methods have evolved that adjust the balance to focus more on the actions taken or more on the
Action_research
United Nations policy document
Programme of Action on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, popularly referred to as the Barbados Program of Action (BPOA), is
Barbados_Programme_of_Action
Financial institution which supports more than 30 countries
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, shortened to EBRD (French: Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement or BERD)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development
Fantasy adventure television series
television series developed by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda for Netflix. The series is a live-action adaptation of the 1997 Japanese manga series One Piece
One_Piece_(2023_TV_series)
Specialized agency of the United Nations
founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration
UNESCO
and Development of Children and a Plan of Action comprising a detailed set of child-related human development goals for the year 2000. The World Summit
World_Summit_for_Children
UN conference held in Cairo from 5–13 September 1994
Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt, on 5–13 September 1994. Its resulting Programme of Action is the steering document for the United Nations
International Conference on Population and Development
International_Conference_on_Population_and_Development
Totality of existing entities
enter into genuine mind-world-relations, for example, in the form of perception, knowledge or action. This is necessary for the world to be able to rationally
World
leading to even more specific classifications called subgenres. For example, an action game can be classified into many subgenres such as platform games
List_of_video_game_genres
Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character
Gonzales for the Game Boy and Speedy Gonzales: Aztec Adventure for the Game Boy Color. He also appeared as an enemy in Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and Looney
Speedy_Gonzales
Association football tournament in Germany
for the German football team, but even a "new patriotism".[citation needed] This continued a development already observed during the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2006_FIFA_World_Cup
labels including hierarchy. The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) under the NITI Aayog is responsible for evaluations. Evaluation problems
List of schemes of the government of India
List_of_schemes_of_the_government_of_India
Place of significance listed by UNESCO
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical
World_Heritage_Site
Type of freeform video game encouraging creativity
design as the player's actions are generally restricted. Similarly, games like Microsoft Flight Simulator are also open world since the player can take
Sandbox_game
Game with physically enacted role-play
setting represented by real-world environments while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules
Live_action_role-playing_game
Process in international development
learning and action' on Google Ngram Viewer Singh, Kamal (2001). "Handing over the stick: the global spread of participatory approaches to development". In Edwards
Participatory_rural_appraisal
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
In ancient Greek mythology Actaeon was a hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Jamaican
From the Afton River; Place Name
Male
German
 German form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Afton, examples of which are found in Devon and on the Isle of Wight.
Surname or Lastname
German (Wörl)
German (Wörl) : variant of Wehrle.English : perhaps a habitational name for someone from Worle in Somerset, which is most probably named with Old English wÅr ‘wood grouse’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Male
Russian
(Ðнтон) Russian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Male
Romanian
 Romanian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : variant spelling of Vold (see Voll).English : topographic name for someone who lived on any of the areas of open upland known from Middle English times onwards as wolds (e.g. the Yorkshire Wolds or the Cotswolds). This term derives from Old English wald ‘forest’ (see Wald). After the extensive clearance of forests in England, from before the Norman Conquest onward, the Old English term wald came to denote open uplands (wolds) in Middle English in certain areas of England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places called Catton, for example in Derbyshire, Norfolk, and North Yorkshire, all apparently from an Old English byname Catta meaning ‘cat’ or Old Norse Káti meaning ‘boy’ + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : from a pet form of Catherine.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Acting; Actress; Action; Expressions; Act
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Axton in Kent, named from the Old English personal name Acca + Old English stÄn ‘stone’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Action
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Old English word ford, FORD means "ford, river crossing."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Action
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English Äc ‘oak’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Jamaican
From the Afton River
Boy/Male
British, English, Indian, Russian
Work
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : most probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation.
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
Boy/Male
English French
Place-name.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Indian, Muslim, Tamil, Traditional
Beloved
Girl/Female
English
A well-established compound of Jo-.
Boy/Male
Tamil
King of mountains
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Orsino, Duke of Illyria.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Traditional
Oceanic; Beautiful; Hindu Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Italian, Latin
Crowned with Laurels; Modern Variant of Lora and Laurie Referring to the Laurel Tree; Sweet Bay Tree Symbolic of Honor and Victory; The Bay; Laurel; Plant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Metcalf.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One Coloured in God's Love
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Door of the God of Heaven
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
ACTION FOR-WORLD-DEVELOPMENT
n.
The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world.
n.
In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world.
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
prep.
Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; /ntending to go to.
n.
Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
prep.
Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
n.
A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action.
a.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
n.
Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.
n.
An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.
a.
Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame.
n.
A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim.
n.
Individual experience of, or concern with, life; course of life; sum of the affairs which affect the individual; as, to begin the world with no property; to lose all, and begin the world anew.
n.
Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
v. t.
To sell by auction.
n.
The things sold by auction or put up to auction.