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Detailed Synonyms for act in English

act:

to act verb (acts, acted, acting)

  1. to act
    to accomplish; to do; to act
    • accomplish verb (accomplishes, accomplished, accomplishing)
    • do verb (does, did, doing)
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
  2. to act
    to perform; to act
    • perform verb (performs, performed, performing)
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
  3. to act
    to play; to pretend; to play-act; to perform; to dramatize; to act; to dramatise
    • play verb (plays, played, playing)
    • pretend verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • play-act verb (play-acts, play-acted, play-acting)
    • perform verb (performs, performed, performing)
    • dramatize verb, amerikan (dramatizes, dramatized, dramatizing)
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
    • dramatise verb, engelsk
  4. to act
    to deal with; to deal; to agitate; to act
    • deal with verb (deals with, dealt with, dealing with)
    • deal verb (deals, dealt, dealing)
    • agitate verb (agitates, agitated, agitating)
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
  5. to act
    – behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself 1
    to act; to do; to behave
    – behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • You should act like an adult1
      • The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people1
    • do verb (does, did, doing)
      • What makes her do this way?1
      • The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people1
    • behave verb (behaves, behaved, behaving)
      • Don't behave like a fool1
  6. to act
    – pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind 1
    to act; to play; to act as
    – pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • He acted the idiot1
    • play verb (plays, played, playing)
      • She plays deaf when the news are bad1
    • act as verb (acts as, acted as, acting as)
  7. to act
    – discharge one's duties 1
    to act
    – discharge one's duties 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • She acts as the chair1
      • In what capacity are you acting?1
  8. to act
    – play a role or part 1
    to act; to represent; to play
    – play a role or part 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role1
    • represent verb (represents, represented, representing)
    • play verb (plays, played, playing)
      • Gielgud played Hamlet1
      • She played the servant to her husband's master1
  9. to act
    – perform on a stage or theater 1
    to act; to play; roleplay; playact
    – perform on a stage or theater 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • She acts in this play1
      • He acted in `Julius Caesar'1
    • play verb (plays, played, playing)
      • She acts in this play1
      • I played in `A Christmas Carol'1
    • roleplay verb
    • playact verb
  10. to act
    – behave unnaturally or affectedly 1
    to act; to pretend; to dissemble
    – behave unnaturally or affectedly 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • She's just acting1
    • pretend verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • dissemble verb (dissembles, dissembled, dissembling)
  11. to act
    – perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 1
    to act; to move
    – perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • think before you act1
      • The governor should act on the new energy bill1
      • The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel1
    • move verb (moves, moved, moving)
      • We must move quickly1
  12. to act
    – be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 1
    to act
    – be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
  13. to act
    – have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected 1
    to act; to work
    – have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • How does your idea work in practice?1
      • The breaks of my new car act quickly1
    • work verb (works, worked, working)
      • The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought1
      • How does your idea work in practice?1
      • This method doesn't work1
      • The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water1
  14. to act
    – be suitable for theatrical performance 1
    to act
    – be suitable for theatrical performance 1
    • act verb (acts, acted, acting)
      • This scene acts well1

Conjugations for act:

present
  1. act
  2. act
  3. acts
  4. act
  5. act
  6. act
simple past
  1. acted
  2. acted
  3. acted
  4. acted
  5. acted
  6. acted
present perfect
  1. have acted
  2. have acted
  3. has acted
  4. have acted
  5. have acted
  6. have acted
past continuous
  1. was acting
  2. were acting
  3. was acting
  4. were acting
  5. were acting
  6. were acting
future
  1. shall act
  2. will act
  3. will act
  4. shall act
  5. will act
  6. will act
continuous present
  1. am acting
  2. are acting
  3. is acting
  4. are acting
  5. are acting
  6. are acting
subjunctive
  1. be acted
  2. be acted
  3. be acted
  4. be acted
  5. be acted
  6. be acted
diverse
  1. act!
  2. let's act!
  3. acted
  4. acting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

act [the ~] nomen

  1. the act
    the action; the deed; the act
  2. the act
    – something that people do or cause to happen 1
    the act; the deed; the human activity; the human action
    – something that people do or cause to happen 1
  3. the act
    – a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body 1
    the act; the enactment
    – a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body 1
  4. the act
    – a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program 1
    the act; the turn; the number; the bit; the routine
    – a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program 1
    • act [the ~] nomen
      • he did his act three times every evening1
    • turn [the ~] nomen
    • number [the ~] nomen
      • it was one of the best numbers he ever did1
    • bit [the ~] nomen
    • routine [the ~] nomen
      • she had a catchy little routine1
  5. the act
    – a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 1
    the act
    – a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 1
    • act [the ~] nomen
  6. the act
    – a manifestation of insincerity 1
    the act
    – a manifestation of insincerity 1
    • act [the ~] nomen
      • he put on quite an act for her benefit1

act

  1. act

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Related Definitions for "act":

  1. something that people do or cause to happen1
  2. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body1
  3. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program1
    • he did his act three times every evening1
  4. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet1
  5. a manifestation of insincerity1
    • he put on quite an act for her benefit1
  6. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself1
    • You should act like an adult1
    • The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people1
  7. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind1
    • He acted the idiot1
  8. discharge one's duties1
    • She acts as the chair1
    • In what capacity are you acting?1
  9. play a role or part1
    • She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role1
  10. perform on a stage or theater1
    • She acts in this play1
    • He acted in `Julius Caesar'1
  11. behave unnaturally or affectedly1
    • She's just acting1
  12. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)1
    • think before you act1
    • The governor should act on the new energy bill1
    • The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel1
  13. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure1
  14. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected1
    • How does your idea work in practice?1
    • The breaks of my new car act quickly1
  15. be suitable for theatrical performance1
    • This scene acts well1

Related Synonyms for act