agir
Meanings
Verb
1. to act, to do (something) (intransitive)
2. to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on) (intransitive)
3. to act, behave (intransitive)
4. prosecute, sue (law, followed by contre)
5. to be, be all about, be a question of (impersonal, reflexive, followed by de)
Examples356
Il n’agit pas comme il devrait.
He’s not doing as he should.
Il a bien agi avec moi.
He's acted well with me.
Il est temps d'agir.
It is time to act.
Vous agissez en enfants.
You’re acting like children.
Il sait mieux agir que parler.
He knows better how to do [something] than to talk.
Aimer, c'est agir
To love is to act