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drastic action

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  • drastic — UK US /ˈdræstɪk/ adjective ► severe and sudden, or having very noticeable effects: »He is not under pressure from his own electorate to do anything drastic. »a drastic decline/drop/reduction in sth take drastic action/measures/steps »The company… …   Financial and business terms

  • action — ac|tion1 W1S1 [ˈækʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(doing something)¦ 2¦(something done)¦ 3 in action 4 out of action 5¦(fighting)¦ 6¦(legal)¦ 7¦(excitement)¦ 8¦(the events in a story/film etc)¦ 9¦(movement)¦ 10¦(effect)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • action — noun 1 process of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous ▪ He urged the government to take decisive action against music piracy. ▪ aggressive …   Collocations dictionary

  • drastic — dras|tic [ˈdræstık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: drastikos, from dran to do ] extreme and sudden drastic action/measures ▪ NATO threatened drastic action if its terms were not met. ▪ drastic cuts in government spending ▪ Drastic changes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • drastic — dras|tic [ dræstık ] adjective a drastic action or change has a very big effect: Scientists have warned that cases of food poisoning will increase unless drastic action is taken. The company will be taking drastic measures to reduce its debt. ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • drastic — [[t]dræ̱stɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you have to take drastic action in order to solve a problem, you have to do something extreme and basic to solve it. Drastic measures are needed to clean up the profession... He s not going to do anything… …   English dictionary

  • action */*/*/ — UK [ˈækʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms action : singular action plural actions 1) [uncountable] the process of doing something, especially in order to stop a bad situation from developing or continuing Officials are not planning any drastic action.… …   English dictionary

  • drastic — UK [ˈdræstɪk] / US adjective a drastic action or change has a very big effect The company will be taking drastic measures to reduce its debt. Derived word: drastically UK [ˈdræstɪklɪ] / US adverb …   English dictionary

  • drastic — adjective strong, sudden, and often severe: NATO threatened more drastic action if its terms were not met. drastically / kli/ adverb: The size of the army was drastically cut …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • drastic — [ˈdræstɪk] adj a drastic action or change has a very big effect drastically [ˈdræstɪkli] adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • resort to drastic action — use severe methods, be forced to use serious measures …   English contemporary dictionary

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