Act
91act — n 1. deed, turn, action; performance, proceeding, execution, consummation; conduct; doing, operation, transaction; undertaking, project, enterprise; work, task, job, commission. 2. exploit, feat, Archaic. gest, achievement, step, stride,… …
92ACT — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …
93act as — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms act as : present tense I/you/we/they act as he/she/it acts as present participle acting as past tense acted as past participle acted as act as someone/something to do the job of a particular kind of person or… …
94act — /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… …
95act — 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 …
96act 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 …
97act 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,… …
98act 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) …
99act — [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… …
100act 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 …
