That which is done or to be done; a deed, an act, a transaction. Also: that which occurs; an event, an occurrence, an incident; a fact, a…

That which goes on or is carried on; a continuous action, or series of actions or events; a proceeding; (occasionally) a course or mode of action, a…

A proceeding, action; ‘doings’; hence, fighting. Obsolete.

figurative. Course of action; mode of procedure, play, game. to know the old dance: cf. French ‘elle sçait assez de la vieille danse, she knowes…

An occurrence, incident, or event; an episode in a person's life.

In extended use: a performance, a proceeding; a piece of action in real life. Obsolete. rare.

As a count noun. A particular course or mode of action; an established or prescribed way of doing something; (also) an instance of this; a…

An action performed by someone; an act, a deed; spec. one performed by a person in interacting or dealing with someone else; a piece of social or…

(with a) A piece of behaviour, a proceeding (obsolete); a course of conduct (rare).

Walk, step; proceeding, manner of action.

An activity performed by a person, often on a habitual basis; something to be done; a piece or item of business; an occupation, a pursuit; a task…

As a count noun. A particular action or course of action; a piece of conduct or behaviour. Chiefly in plural: doings, actions; (more generally)…