{"id":580856,"date":"2023-09-18T10:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T08:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=580856"},"modified":"2023-09-25T11:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:41:02","slug":"action-verb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/verbs\/action-verb\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Verbs | Definition, List & Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"
An action verb<\/strong> (also called a dynamic verb<\/strong>) describes the action that the subject<\/a> of the sentence performs (e.g., \u201cI\u00a0 run\u201d).<\/p>\n Action verbs differ from stative verbs, which describe a state of being (e.g., \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cwant\u201d).<\/p>\n