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English Idioms :: act
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act - See: READ THE RIOT ACT. |
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Traditional English :: ACT
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act - abbr.
Australian Capital Territory. |
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Traditional English :: act
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act - n. & v. --n. 1 something done; a deed; an action.
2 the process of doing something (caught in the act).
3 a a piece of entertainment, usu. one of a series in a programme. b the performer(s) of this.
4 a pretence; behaviour intended to deceive or impress (it was all an act).
5 a main division of a play or opera.
6 a a written ordinance of a parliament or other legislative body. b a document attesting a legal transaction.
7 (often in pl.) the recorded decisions or proceedings of a committee, an academic body, etc.
8 (Acts) ( in full Acts of the Apostles) the New Testament book relating the growth of the early Church. --v. 1 intr. behave (see how they act under stress).
2 intr. perform actions or functions; operate effectively; take action (act as referee; the brakes failed to act; we must act quickly).
3 intr. (also foll. by on) exert energy or influence (the medicine soon began to act; alcohol acts on the brain).
4 intr. a perform a part in a play, film, etc. b pretend.
5 tr. a perform the part of (acted Othello; acts the fool). b perform (a play etc.). c portray (an incident) by actions. d feign (we acted indifference). act for be the (esp. legal) representative of. act of God the operation of uncontrollable natural forces. act of grace a privilege or concession that cannot be claimed as a right. act on (or upon) perform or carry out; put into operation (acted on my advice). act out 1 translate (ideas etc.) into action.
2 Psychol. represent (one's subconscious desires etc.) in action. act up colloq. misbehave; give trouble (my car is acting up again). get one's act together sl. become properly organized; make preparations for an undertaking etc. get into the act sl. become a participant (esp. for profit). put on an act colloq. carry out a pretence. actable adj. (in sense 5 of v.). actability n. (in sense 5 of v.). [ME ult. f. L agere act- do] |
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Most Often Usage
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