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- [akt]
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- [akt]
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Definitions of act word
- verb act When you act, you do something for a particular purpose. 4
- verb act If you act on advice or information, you do what has been advised or suggested. 4
- verb act If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way. 4
- verb act If someone or something acts as a particular thing, they have that role or function. 4
- verb act If someone acts in a particular way, they pretend to be something that they are not. 4
- verb act When professionals such as lawyers act for you, or act on your behalf, they are employed by you to deal with a particular matter. 4
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Origin of act
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English act(e) (< Middle French) < Latin ācta, plural of āctum something done, noun use of past participle of agere to do (āg- past participle stem + -tum neuter past participle suffix); and directly < Latin āctus a doing (āg- + -tus suffix of v. action)
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Parts of speech for Act
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
act popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
act usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for act
verb act
- respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
noun act
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- deed — A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- doing — action; performance; execution: Your misfortune is not of my doing.
- undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
Antonyms for act
verb act
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- forego — forgo.
noun act
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
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