agir

Borrowed from French agir, itself from Latin agere.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈʒi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈd͡ʒiɾ]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

agir (first-person singular present ageixo, first-person singular preterite agí, past participle agit)

1. to act, to behave

   Synonyms: obrar (standard), actuar

2. to be all about

   Synonyms: obrar (standard), tractar-se

• “agir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from Latin agere. Attested from the fifteenth century.

• IPA^(key): /a.ʒiʁ/

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agir

1. (intransitive) to act, to do (something)

   Il est temps d’agir.

   It is time to act.

   Il faut agir pour lutter contre la pauvreté.

   We must act in order to fight poverty.

   Il n’agit pas comme il devrait.

   He’s not doing as he should.

   Il sait mieux agir que parler.

   He knows better how to do [something] than to talk.

   • 1970, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Victor Hugo : Complete Writings:

     Aimer, c’est agir

     To love is to act

2. (intransitive) to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on)

   Le soleil agit sur les planètes.

   The sun acts on the planets.

   Le médicament doit agir, je ne me sens plus malade du tout.

   The medicine must work, all of a sudden I don't feel sick.

3. (intransitive) to act, behave

   Vous agissez en enfants.

   You’re acting like children.

   Il agit comme un fou.

   He’s acting like a madman.

   Il a bien agi avec moi.

   He's acted well with me.

4. (law, followed by contre) prosecute, sue

   Il a été obligé d’agir contre son tuteur.

   He was obliged to sue his guardian.

5. (impersonal, reflexive, followed by de) to be, be all about, be a question of

   Dans le livre il s’agit d’une femme perdue.

   The book is about a lost woman.

   Il s’agit de vous en tirer honorablement.

   It’s all about you getting out of there honorably.

   Dans la vie; il s’agit de faire son devoir.

   Life is all about doing your duty.

   Il s’agissait de choisir entre les ducs.

   It was about choosing between the two dukes.

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. This verb is impersonal and is conjugated only in the third-person singular.

• (s'agir de/s'en agir) This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

This verb is impersonal and is conjugated only in the third-person singular.

• actif
• action
• interagir
• réagir

• “agir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• gira, Riga

agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agim or agi, past participle agido, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of axir

• “agir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

agir

1. past infinitive of agar

From Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar), Persian آتش (âtaš), Pashto ور (or). Doublet of ar.

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɡɪɾ/

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agir m (Arabic spelling ئاگر)

1. fire

   Synonyms: alav, ar, pêt

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “agir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 3

Borrowed from Latin agere. Compare French agir.

• IPA^(key): /aˈ(d)ʒi/

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agir

1. to act
2. (reflexive, with de) to be about, to deal with

   s'agís d'una nòva lei ― it is a new law

• accion
• reagir

Borrowed from French agir, itself from Latin agere.

• Hyphenation: a‧gir

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agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agi, past participle agido)

1. (intransitive) to do something; to act; to function; to perform

   Synonyms: andar, funcionar, trabalhar

2. (intransitive) to conduct oneself in a specific manner; to behave; to proceed

   Synonyms: atuar, comportar-se, obrar, proceder, trabalhar

• reagir

• ação
• coagir
• reação

Borrowed from French agir, itself borrowed from Latin agere.

• IPA^(key): /aˈxiɾ/ [aˈxiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: a‧gir

agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agí, past participle agido)

1. (obsolete) to do something; to act

   Synonyms: hacer, actuar

2. (obsolete) to sue

   Synonym: demandar