act
verb (PERFORM) /ækt/Definition
B1 [I or T] to perform a part in a film, play, etc.: Ellis Pike was chosen to act the part of the lawyer in the film. Have you ever acted in a play before?Acting, rehearsing and performing act the fool, martyr, etc. › to behave in a particular, usually bad, way: Why are you always acting the fool?Behaving, interacting and behaviour
(Definition of act verb (PERFORM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -behaved suffix
- -ism suffix
- -mannered suffix
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attitude noun (OPINION)
- bearing noun (MANNER)
- bedside manner noun
- behave verb
- behaviour noun
- conduct noun (ORGANIZATION)
- example noun (BEHAVIOUR)
- manner noun (BEHAVIOUR)
- mannerism noun
- table manners noun
- treat verb (DEAL WITH)
- treatment noun (DEALING WITH)
- turn sth on phrasal verb
- way noun (MANNER)
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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