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- bring into action
bring into action
bring someone or something into action
to activate someone or something; to cause someone or something to function as intended. The threats brought the police into action. A kick in the side brought the television set into action.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Kleon | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Ramon | | - | Catalan |
| Arne (1) | | AHR-ne (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Farr | | [fa:] | |
| Sadhbh | | SIEV (Irish) | Irish, Irish Mythology |
| Ealair | | - | Scottish |