act on

See also: acton and Acton

English

Verb

act on (phrasal verb)

1. To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.

   The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant.

2. To take action against something.

   World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change.

3. (medicine) To affect something.

   Different drugs act on different parts of our body in many different ways.

Translations

act decisively

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 採取行動／采取行动 (cǎiqǔ xíngdòng), 采取行动 (cǎiqǔ xíngdòng)

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• Finnish: toimia jonkin perusteella
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

take action

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 採取行動／采取行动 (cǎiqǔ xíngdòng), 采取行动 (cǎiqǔ xíngdòng)

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• Finnish: torjua (fi)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

(medicine) affect

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 影響／影响 (zh) (yǐngxiǎng), 影响 (zh) (yǐngxiǎng)

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• Finnish: vaikuttaa (fi)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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