act
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noun- 1.
(countable)Something done, a deed.
an act of goodwill
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(obsolete, uncountable)Actuality.
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(countable, uncountable)(theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
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(countable)(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
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(countable)(law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
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(countable, uncountable)The process of doing something.
He was caught in the act of stealing.
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(countable)A formal or official record of something done.
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(countable)(countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.
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(countable)A performer or performers in a show.
Which act did you prefer? The soloist or the band?
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(countable)Any organized activity.
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(countable)A display of behaviour.
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(countable, uncountable)A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To do something.
If you don’t act soon, you will be in trouble.
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(obsolete, transitive)To do (something); to perform.
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(intransitive)To perform a theatrical role.
I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.
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(intransitive)Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
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(intransitive)To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.
I believe that Bill’s stuck-up because of the way that he acts.
He’s acting strangely—I think there’s something wrong with him.
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(copulative)To convey an appearance of being.
He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn’t worry.
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(intransitive)To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
act on behalf of John
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(intransitive)(intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
High-pressure oxygen acts on the central nervous system and may cause convulsions or death.
Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.
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(transitive)To play (a role).
He’s been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.
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(transitive)To feign.
He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.
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(intransitive)(intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
A lawyer cannot act until they have been formally instructed by their client.
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(intransitive)(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!
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adverb- 1.
(Internet, abbreviation, alt of, clipping)(text messaging) Clipping of actually.
james did u act enjoy that juice? looked like u were gagging icl
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ine-pro From Middle English acte, from Old French acte, from Latin ācta (register of events), plural of āctum (decree, law), from agere (to do, to act), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. Compare Akte file. Partially displaced deed, from dǣd.