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act
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Meanings
verb
  • take action; do something.
    E.g. they urged Washington to act
  • behave in the way specified.
    E.g. they challenged a man who was seen acting suspiciously
  • take effect; have a particular effect.
    E.g. blood samples are analysed to find out how the drug acts in the body
  • perform a role in a play, film, or television.
    E.g. she acted in her first professional role at the age of six
noun
  • a thing done; a deed.
    E.g. a criminal act
  • a pretence.
    E.g. she was putting on an act and laughing a lot
  • a written law passed by Parliament, Congress, etc.
    E.g. the 1989 Children Act
  • a main division of a play, ballet, or opera.
    E.g. the first act
ACT
eɪsiːˈtiː Listen
Meanings
abbreviation
  • advance corporation tax.
  • Australian Capital Territory.

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