act
verb [I] (DO SOMETHING) /ækt/Definition
B2 to do something for a particular purpose or to solve a problem: [+ to infinitive] Engineers acted quickly to repair the damaged pipes. She acted without thinking. Who is acting for/on behalf of (= who is representing) the defendant? He never acts on other people's advice (= does what other people suggest). Acting on impulse (= without thinking first) can get you into a lot of trouble.Acting and actsDealing with things or people
(Definition of act verb (DO SOMETHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Abstaining and refraining
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- Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- Coping and not coping
- Delaying and wasting time
- Describing the leading position
- Efficient and effective
- Expressions telling people to hurry up
- Failing and doing badly
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- Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
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- Higher and lower points of achievement
- Hurrying and doing things quickly
- Making progress and advancing
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- Potential
- Reacting and responding
- Repeating an action
- Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- Success and achievements
- Successful (things or people)
- Surpassing in quality or number
- Taking part and getting involved
- Trying and making an effort
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Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every move idiom
- -ant suffix
- -ation suffix
- -er suffix (PERFORMER)
- act noun (THING DONE)
- act verb (BEHAVE)
- act/do sth on your own responsibility idiom
- agency noun (ACTIONS)
- be up to sth idiom
- beat verb (DEFEAT)
- execution noun (ACTION)
- exercise noun (PRACTICE)
- exploit noun
- fait accompli noun
- fling yourself into sth phrasal verb
- operation noun (WORK)
- put your money where your mouth is idiom
- step noun (STAGE)
- stop the rot idiom
- up to preposition (DOING)
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