Act (Verb)
Meaning 1
Behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 2
Be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure.
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 4
Discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 5
Perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 6
Be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 7
Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Had Best
- Take Part
- Take Over
- Romance
- Hold Off
- Carry
- Counter
- Hold Back
- Fetch Up
- Acquit
- Court
- Commit
- Descend
- Misconduct
- Foresee
- Proceed
- Antagonise
- Festinate
- Make Do
- Oppose
- Hasten
- Finish
- End Up
- Wind Up
- Take Turns
- Land Up
- Pursue
- Counteract
- Lower Oneself
- Act Superior
- Presume
- Look Sharp
- Step Up
- Persist In
- Aggress
- Assay
- Contend
- Pay Back
- Manage
- Engage
- Attempt
- Repay
- Get By
- Go Along
- Make Sure
- Seek
- Start
- Bear
- Respond
- Manoeuvre
- Satisfise
- Conduct
- Toy
- Essay
- Approach
- Forestall
- Dare
- Play
- Flirt
- Step Forward
- Come Forward
- Deign
- Disturb
- Misdemean
- Make Out
- Go On
- Keep
- Deal
- Deport
- Pull
- Hurry
- Manoeuver
- Comport
- Queen It Over
- Offer
- Step To The Fore
- Solicit
- Go About
- Put On Airs
- Come Out
- Grapple
- Stoop
- Go Off At Half-cock
- Plow Ahead
- Move
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Meaning 8
Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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- Bluster
- Sentimentise
- Play
- Act Reflexively
- Dawdle
- Trifle
- Loosen Up
- Lose It
- Bend Over Backwards
- Puff Up
- Snap
- Vulgarise
- Jest
- Optimise
- Sentimentize
- Sentimentalize
- Rage
- Storm
- Toy
- Swash
- Act As
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Meaning 9
Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 10
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.