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   act

   /ak(t)/

   verb

   • 1. take action; do something: "they urged Washington to act" Similar take actiontake stepstake measurestake the initiativemovemake a movereactdo somethingproceedgo aheadmake progressmake headwaybe activebe employedbe busyinformal:get movingOpposite do nothing
   • 2. behave in the way specified: "they followed the man who was seen acting suspiciously" Similar behavefunctionreactperformconduct oneselfacquit oneselfbear oneselfrare:comport oneselfdeport oneself
   • 3. take effect; have a particular effect: "blood samples are analyzed to find out how the drug acts in the body"
   • 4. perform a fictional role in a play, movie, or television production: "she acted in her first professional role at the age of six" Similar performplayplay a parttake partbe an actorbe an actressbe one of the castappearinformal:tread the boards
   • ▪ behave so as to appear to be; pretend to be: "I acted dumb at first" Similar pretendplayactshamfakefeignput it onbluffposeposturemasqueradedissembledissimulateinformal:kid

   noun

   • 1. a thing done; a deed: "a criminal act" Similar deedactiongesturefeatexploitmoveperformanceundertakingmaneuverstuntoperationventureeffortenterpriseachievementaccomplishment
   • ▪ a New Testament book immediately following the Gospels and relating the history of the early Church.
   • 2. a pretense: "she was putting on an act and laughing a lot" Similar pretensefalse displayshowfrontfacademasqueradecharadeguisepostureposeaffectationappearanceshamfakebluffhoaxmake-believeplayactingfeigningshammingposturingposingcounterfeitsubterfugedissimulationdissemblancefabricationfalsificationinformal:a put-ona put-up job
   • ▪ a particular type of behavior or routine: "he did his Sir Galahad act"
   • 3. a written ordinance of Congress, or another legislative body; a statute: "the act to abolish slavery" Similar lawdecreestatutebillAct of Parliamentedictfiatdictumdictateenactmentresolutionrulingrulejudgmentcanonordinanceproclamationcommandcommandmentmandatemeasurestipulationdirectionrequirementlegislationukasepronunciamento
   • ▪ a document attesting a legal transaction.
   • ▪ the recorded decisions or proceedings of a committee or an academic body. dated
   • 4. a main division of a play, ballet, or opera: "the first act" Similar divisionsectionsubsectionportionpartsegmentcomponentbitpassageepisodechapter
   • ▪ a set performance: "her one-woman poetry act" Similar performanceturnroutinenumberitempiecesketchskitplayletdancesongshowproductionpresentationentertainmentinformal:gig
   • ▪ a performing group: "an act called the Apple Blossom Sisters"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin actus ‘event, thing done’, act- ‘done’, from the verb agere, reinforced by the French noun acte.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishACT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   ACT is a word that can be a verb or a noun. As a verb, it means to behave, do, or perform something. As a noun, it means an action, a law, a part of a play, or a false behaviour.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   ACT can be a verb or a noun with different meanings, such as to behave, to do, to perform, or a law, a part of a play, or a false behaviour. See the full definitions, examples, and translations of ACT in the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary.

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   ACT definition: 1. to behave in a particular way, usually a bad way: 2. to perform in a play or movie 3. to do…. Learn more.

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