act
/ækt/
verb
- To do something; to take action.
- We need to act quickly to solve this problem.
- The government must act to protect the environment.
- She decided to act on her friend's advice.
- To behave in a particular way.
- Don't act like you don't know what happened.
- He always acts politely in front of guests.
- The children were acting strangely all evening.
- To perform a role in a play, movie, or show.
- He acted the part of the villain in the school play.
- She dreams of acting in a Broadway musical.
- Many famous actors started acting in small theater productions.
- To have a particular effect or function.
- A good teacher acts as a guide for students.
- This medicine acts quickly to relieve pain.
- The brakes act on all four wheels for better stopping power.
noun
- A single thing that someone does; a deed or action.
- His act of bravery saved the child's life.
- Every act of kindness makes the world better.
- Helping the old lady was a kind act.
- A law passed by a government or parliament.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination.
- Parliament passed an act to reduce pollution.
- The new education act was signed into law last month.
- A part of a play, opera, or performance.
- The magician's act amazed the audience.
- The first act of the play introduces all the characters.
- There is a short intermission between the second and third acts.
- A false or pretended way of behaving.
- She put on an act of being happy, but she was sad inside.
- His anger was just an act to scare us.
- Don't believe his innocent act; he knows exactly what he did.
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