ACT
\ˈakt], \ˈakt], \ˈa_k_t]\
Definitions of ACT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit"
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discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
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be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
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perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
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have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly".
By Princeton University
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a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit"
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discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
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be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
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perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.
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A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done.
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A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.
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A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
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A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.
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Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).
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To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
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To perform; to execute; to do.
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To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.
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To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.
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To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
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To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
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To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.
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To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.
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To perform on the stage; to represent a character.
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A law.
By Oddity Software
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.
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A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done.
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A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.
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A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
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A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.
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Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).
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To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
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To perform; to execute; to do.
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To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.
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To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.
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To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
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To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
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To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.
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To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.
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To perform on the stage; to represent a character.
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A law.
By Noah Webster.
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A law.
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To perform an act; behave; do; perform on the stage.
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The exertion of power; something done; a deed.
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A section of a play or drama.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A deed; that which is done; the process of doing; a decree, edict, or law; the judgment of a court; a formal writing; one of the principal divisions of a drama or play.
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To perform or play, as on the stage; personate; feign.
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To exert force or energy; to behave; to do; to perform on the stage.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To exert force or influence: to produce an effect: to behave one's self.
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To perform: to imitate or play the part of.
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Something done or doing: an exploit: a law: a part of a play.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Actus, from actum, past participle of agere, 'to do,' 'a thing done.' The effective exercise of a power or faculty. The action of an agent. Acte is used by the French, to signify the public discussion, which occurs in supporting a thesis.
By Robley Dunglison
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