act in English

noun

1

a thing done; a deed.

a criminal act

synonyms: deed, action, feat, exploit, move, gesture, performance, undertaking, stunt, operation, achievement, accomplishment

2

a pretense.

she was putting on an act and laughing a lot

synonyms: pretense, show, front, facade, masquerade, charade, posture, pose, affectation, sham, fake, put-on

3

a written ordinance of Congress, or another legislative body; a statute.

the act to abolish slavery

synonyms: law, decree, statute, bill, act of Congress, enactment, resolution, edict, dictum, ruling, measure, ordinance

4

a main division of a play, ballet, or opera.

The play's careful and logical division into five acts (which would have been marked by Intervals in indoor performance) would support this view.

synonyms: division, section, subsection, part, segment

verb

1

take action; do something.

they urged Washington to act

synonyms: take action, take steps, take measures, move, react

2

behave in the way specified.

they followed the man who was seen acting suspiciously

synonyms: behave, conduct oneself, react, comport oneself

3

fulfill the function or serve the purpose of.

they need volunteers to act as foster parents

synonyms: operate, work, function, serve

4

take effect; have a particular effect.

bacteria act on proteins and sugar

synonyms: affect, have an effect on, work on, have an impact on, impact on, influence

5

perform a fictional role in a play, movie, or television production.

she acted in her first professional role at the age of six

synonyms: perform, play a part, play-act, take part, appear, tread the boards, ham it up

abbreviation

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American College Test.

noun

deed, action, feat, exploit, move, gesture, performance, undertaking, stunt, operation, achievement, accomplishment
law, decree, statute, bill, act of Congress, enactment, resolution, edict, dictum, ruling, measure, ordinance
division, section, subsection, part, segment
performance, routine, number, sketch, skit, shtick, turn
pretense, show, front, facade, masquerade, charade, posture, pose, affectation, sham, fake, put-on
deed
enactment
turn, bit, routine, number

verb

take action, follow, represent, behave, operate, affect, perform, pretend, play, do, move, dissemble, work
take action, take steps, take measures, move, react
follow, act in accordance with, obey, heed, comply with, fulfill, meet, discharge
represent, act on behalf of, stand in for, fill in for, deputize for, take the place of
behave, conduct oneself, react, comport oneself
operate, work, function, serve
affect, have an effect on, work on, have an impact on, impact on, influence
perform, play a part, play-act, take part, appear, tread the boards, ham it up
pretend, play-act, put it on, fake it, feign it, dissemble, dissimulate
play, act as
do, behave
move
play, roleplay, playact
dissemble, pretend
work
play, represent

Use "act" in a sentence

1. Acte translate: act, act, act, act, act, deed

2. Act synonyms, Act pronunciation, Act translation, English dictionary definition of Act

3. • Access to Information Act; Canada Elections Act; Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act; and the Referendum Act.

4. Donate to Act Volunteer with Act

5. Acetalise Acetalise acknow acknow acquittance acquittance act act act the maggot act the maggot ad lib ad lib adight adight adipocerate adipocerate

6. (voie d'accès) "Act" means the Yukon Placer Mining Act.

7. This Act may be cited as the Bailiffs Act

8. A nuclear act, waste management act or water management act were mentioned as examples of legal acts

9. Offences under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act , the Income - Tax Act , the Customs Act , the Central Excise & Salt Act , the Food Adulteration Act , the Police Act , the Companies Act , etc . , are also tried by Criminal Courts under the procedure provided by the Criminal Procedure Code .

10. These include the Affiliation Act (cap. 26:02); Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act and the Divorce Act (cap.

11. Document Types: Access requests, Access to Information Act, Privacy Act.

12. Eery act of will is an act of self - limitation.

13. – (1) This Act may be called the Cinematograph Act, 1952

14. Prominent among these are the Public Procurement Act, the Financial Administration Act and the Internal Audit Agency Act.

15. The Social Tax Act, the Health Insurance Act and the Health Care Act regulated access to medical services

16. Imaginative act

17. ‘1961 Additional Act’ means the Act signed at Monaco on November 18, 1961, additional to the 1934 Act;

18. The Bioterrorism Act makes failure to register a prohibited act under § 301 of the FD&C Act

19. They are the Philippine Rehabilitation Act and the Philippine Trade Act.

20. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the Cares Act

21. Think before you act, ie Do not act hastily or rashly.

22. Act English Test (75 items, 45 minutes) Act Mathematics Test (60 items, 60 minutes) Act Reading Test (40 items, 35 minutes) Act Science Test (40 items, 35 minutes)

23. The act of Amalgamating or the condition resulting from this act

24. Drop the act?

25. Don't act naive!

26. Quit your act!

27. Act of God.

28. A magic act.

29. This life is like the second act in a three-act play.

30. Carry a spear in the first act, and in the second act.

31. The federal Trademark Act, also called the Lanham Act, prohibits such Counterfeiting.

32. THE Burmah SHELL (ACQUISITION OF UNDERTAKINGS IN INDIA) ACT, 1976 ACT NO

33. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA, McCain–Feingold Act, Pub.L

34. An Altruistic act is an act performed for the welfare of others.

35. In the U.S., three laws—the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act—work in …

36. Act No. 7 of 1977 (Civil, Administrative, Labour and Economic Procedure Act);

37. A coincidental intervening act breaks the chain of Causation caused by a defendant’s criminal act, unless the intervening act was foreseeable

38. Write a Blurb during: Pre-writing First 10% Act I, Act II, and Act III Break After cover creation, After second draft

39. The federal government promulgated the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.

40. Dawes General Allotment Act, also called Dawes Severalty Act, (February 8, 1887), U.S

41. Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act Abetted and for act done

42. We specialize in all Pennsylvania Act 32 and Act 50 tax Administration services

43. Act(s) Article(s) Entry into Force Accession Ratification Signature Additional Act (1972)

44. ACT College Readiness Benchmarks

45. Chieftainship (Amendment) Act No

46. Birds’ Amazing Balancing Act

47. Cohabitational Relationships Act No

48. Yukon Placer Mining Act

49. • Agricultural Marketing Programs Act

50. Caught in the act.