Word Finder - act

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Something done, a deed.

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an act of goodwill

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Actuality.

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Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.

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A product of a legislative body, a statute.

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The process of doing something.

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He was caught in the act of stealing.

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A formal or official record of something done.

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A division of a theatrical performance.

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The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.

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A performer or performers in a show.

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Which act did you prefer? The soloist or the band?

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Any organized activity.

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A display of behaviour.

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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 display of behaviour meant to deceive.

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to put on an act

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To do something.

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If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.

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To do (something); to perform.

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To perform a theatrical role.

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I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.

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Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).

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To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.

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A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.

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To convey an appearance of being.

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He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.

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To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.

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act on behalf of John

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(construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).

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Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.

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To play (a role).

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He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.

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To feign.

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He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.

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(construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).

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This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!

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To move to action; to actuate; to animate.