ACT


Meaning of ACT in English

n. 1 deed, action, undertaking, operation, step, move; feat, exploit; accomplishment, achievement The first act of the new commission was to ban smoking in public places 2 performance, show, bit, skit, stand, routine, turn, sketch, Colloq thing, Slang US shtick Stand-up comedians do their acts in nightclubs 3 performance, pretence, posture, stance, feigning, front, fake, dissimulation, show, deception, hoax, affectation She didn't mean what she said - it was just an act 4 bill, law, decree, edict, statute, order, ordinance, command, mandate, resolution, measure, enactment Are the opening hours of public houses in England regulated by act of Parliament?

v. 5 behave (oneself), carry on, deport oneself, comport oneself, conduct oneself I don't know how she'll act when we're in public 6 perform, play, do She is acting in the West End 7 portray, represent, impersonate, act out, personify, take or play the part or role of, personate Reginald acts the fool whenever he has had too much to drink 8 feign, pretend, counterfeit, fake, dissemble, make believe, sham, simulate, dissimulate, posture You may think him sincere, but I know he is just acting 9 take effect, work, operate, function, perform This drug will act only if taken with meals

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