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Definition of Carrying into action
1. Noun. The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it. "Experience generally improves performance"
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Specific Performance, Linguistic Performance, Mechanics, Mechanism, Officiation
Derivative terms: Execute, Perform
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carrying Into Action
Literary usage of Carrying into action
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United Service (1904)
"... at half-distance, carrying into action about ten thousand bayonets, or ten
thousand seven hundred and thirty-one rank and file, including the artillery. ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The action of France in regard to the candidature of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern
for the throne of Spain gave B. the opportunity of carrying into action ..."
3. The South Carolina Historical Magazine by South Carolina Historical Society (1902)
"... Le was in command of his company carrying into action 62 men with only 28
reporting at the close of the day. Was captured by the Federals four days ..."
4. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"A quick thinker, he is decisive in carrying into action the opinions he thinks
correct, and on this point rests his success in the commercial world as well ..."
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