act

act
verb
1》 take action; do something.
    ↘(act up) informal behave badly.
2》 (act for/on behalf of) represent on a contractual or legal basis.
    ↘[as adjective acting] temporarily doing the duties of another.
3》 take effect or have a particular effect.
4》 perform a fictional role in a play or film.
    ↘behave so as to appear to be: I acted dumb.
    ↘(act something out) perform a narrative as if it were a play.
noun
1》 a thing done.
2》 a simulation or pretence.
    ↘a particular type of behaviour or routine: he did his Sir Galahad act.
3》 Law a written ordinance of Parliament, Congress, etc.
4》 dated a record of the decisions or proceedings of a committee or an academic body.
5》 a main division of a play, ballet, or opera.
6》 a set performance: her one-woman poetry act.
Phrases
act of God an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation.
act of grace a privilege or concession that cannot be claimed as a right.
get (or be) in on the act informal become (or be) involved in a particular activity, in order to gain an advantage.
Derivatives
actability noun
actable adjective
acting noun
Origin
ME: from L. actus 'event, thing done', from act-, agere 'do, act', reinforced by Fr. acte.

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