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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

swing into action en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To begin a task or activity with vigour.
    • The train arrives from the south at approximately 0830, and the terminal's electric, rubber-tyred gantry crane swings into action, removing the empty containers and loading full ones in their place. 2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, pages 39-40:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swung into action Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swung into action Tense=Past lexicographic
swings into action Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
swinging into action Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic