No. 217 in Hebrew
לפעול
To act, to operate, to take action.
In a sentence
כדי לשפר את מצב הסביבה, עלינו לפעול ביחד.
To improve the state of the environment, we must act together.
Here, 'לפעול' ('to act') conveys taking collective steps towards a goal.
המנוע הפסיק לפעול בעקבות תקלה טכנית.
The engine stopped working due to a technical failure.
In this context, 'לפעול' ('to work') describes the function of a mechanism.
המשטרה פעלה במהירות כדי לתפוס את החשוד.
The police acted quickly to catch the suspect.
Here, 'פעלה' ('acted') derives from 'לפעול' and indicates performing an immediate action.
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