"jump into action" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jumps into action [present, singular, third-person], jumping into action [participle, present], jumped into action [participle, past], jumped into action [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jump into action (third-person singular simple present jumps into action, present participle jumping into action, simple past and past participle jumped into action)
  1. To respond to some event with energetic activity.
    Sense id: en-jump_into_action-en-verb-ZdF~QHL5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
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      ],
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        "To respond to some event with energetic activity."
      ],
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          "respond"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      ],
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        "To respond to some event with energetic activity."
      ],
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