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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular act

Plural countable and uncountable; plural acts

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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Verb

Infinitive to act

Third person singular acts

Simple past acted

Past participle acted

Present participle acting

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.

Derived terms

terms derived from act (verb)

Related terms

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Translations

to do something
  • Esperanto: agi eo(eo), aktori eo(eo)
  • Finnish: tehdä fi(fi), toimia fi(fi)
  • German: handeln de(de)
  • Greek: πράττω el(el), ενεργώ el(el), δρω el(el)
  • Swahili: tenda sw(sw)
to perform a theatrical role
  • Esperanto: aktori eo(eo)
  • Finnish: näytellä fi(fi)
  • German: spielen de(de)
  • Greek: υποδύομαι el(el)
  • Swahili: tenda sw(sw)
  • Telugu: నటించు (naTinchu)
to behave in a certain way
  • German: spielen de(de), benehmen de(de), fungieren de(de)
  • Greek: συμπεριφέρομαι el(el)
  • Swahili: tenda sw(sw)
  • Telugu: నటించు (naTinchu), ప్రవర్తించు (pravartinchu)
to respond to information
  • Bulgarian: действам bg(bg)
  • Finnish: toimia fi(fi)
  • German: agieren de(de)
  • Swahili: tenda sw(sw)
chemistry: to have an effect on
  • Bulgarian: въздействам bg(bg)
  • Danish: virke da(da)
  • Finnish: vaikuttaa fi(fi)
  • German: wirken de(de), agieren de(de)
  • Greek: επενεργώ el(el)
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