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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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