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act

English

🔊 something that people do or cause to happen
🔊 a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
🔊 a short performance that is part of a longer program
“he did his act three times every evening”
🔊 a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
🔊 a manifestation of insincerity
“he put on quite an act for her benefit”
🔊 behave in a certain manner
“You should act like an adult”
🔊 pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
“He acted the idiot”
🔊 discharge one's duties
“She acts as the chair”
🔊 play a role or part
“Gielgud played Hamlet”
🔊 perform on a stage or theater
“She acts in this play”
🔊 perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
“think before you act”
🔊 be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
🔊 be suitable for theatrical performance
“This scene acts well”
🔊 have an effect or outcome
“The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought”
🔊 behave unnaturally or affectedly
“She's just acting”