agire
act
verb ah-JEE-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'agere', to do, drive
Also means
take action
Usage Note
Agire is to take action, not to perform on stage, which is recitare. It is an -isc- verb (io agisco, tu agisci), so the present tense inserts that syllable.
Examples
"Dobbiamo agire subito."
Natural Translation
We must act now.
Literal Translation
We-must act at-once.
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