Act
91act — /ækt/ noun a law passed by parliament which must be obeyed by the people ■ verb 1. to work ● He has agreed to act as an agent for an American company. ● The solicitor is acting for us or on our behalf. 2. to do something ● The board will have to… …
92act — 1. noun /ækt/ a) Something done, a deed. An act of good will. b) A product of a legislative body, a statute. He was caught in the act. Syn: d …
93act on — verb a) To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced. The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant. b) To take action against something. World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change …
94act as — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, act out, ape, copy, do, do duty, enact, function, function as, impersonate, masquerade as, mime, mimic, officiate, pantomime, pass for, perform, perform as, personate, play, play a part, pose as,… …
95act up — v. (D; intr.) ( to function badly ) to act up on (my leg has been acting up on me) * * * [ ækt ʌp] (D; intr.) ( to function badly ) to act up on (my leg has been act uping up on me) …
96act — [14] Act, action, active, actor all go back to Latin agere ‘do, perform’ (which is the source of a host of other English derivatives, from agent to prodigal). The past participle of this verb was āctus, from which we get act, partly through… …
97act on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms act on : present tense I/you/we/they act on he/she/it acts on present participle acting on past tense acted on past participle acted on act on something to do something because you have been given information …
98act up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms act up : present tense I/you/we/they act up he/she/it acts up present participle acting up past tense acted up past participle acted up informal 1) if children act up, they behave badly The kids have been… …
99act — 1. To do. Hana. To act as, noho. ♦ Act of God, pō ino no ke Akua mai. 2. Theatrical. Mahele (of a play). ♦ To act in a play, hana keaka. 3. Law. Kānāwai. 4. To pretend. Ho omeamea, ho omea …
100act — [14] Act, action, active, actor all go back to Latin agere ‘do, perform’ (which is the source of a host of other English derivatives, from agent to prodigal). The past participle of this verb was āctus, from which we get act, partly through… …
