act

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Meronyms 1.3.3 Holonyms 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Related terms 1.3.6 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin ācta (“‘register of events’”), plural of āctum (“‘decree, law’”), from agō (“‘put in motion’”).

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• IPA: /ækt/, SAMPA: /{kt/
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• Rhymes: -ækt

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act (countable and uncountable; plural acts)

1. (countable) Something done, a deed.

   An act of good will.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (obsolete, uncountable) A state of existence.
3. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
4. The process of doing something.

   He was caught in the act.

5. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
6. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.

   The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.

7. (countable) A display of behavior.

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• (something done): deed
• (product of a legislative body): statute
• (display of behavior): pretense

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• (drama): scene

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• (drama): play

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to act (third-person singular simple present acts, present participle acting, simple past and past participle acted)

1. (intransitive) To do something.

   If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.

2. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.

   I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.

3. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.

   He's acting strangely - I think there's something wrong with him.

4. (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.

   He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.

5. (chemistry, intransitive) To have an effect on.

   High-pressure oxygen acts on the central nervous system and may cause convulsions or death.

6. (transitive) To play (a role).

   He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.

7. (transitive) To feign.

   He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.

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• Alphagram: act
• ATC
• cat, Cat, CAT
• tac, TAC
• TCA