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Meaning of
act
in English
act
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Past Tense
acted
Participle Verb
acting
Third Person Singular
acts
Definitions
Noun
a
deed
;
something
done
a
legislative
statute
;
law
actual
state
;
former
concept
The
company
will
act
according
to
the
new
policy
.
a
division
of
a
theatrical
performance
The
play
was
divided
into
three
acts
.
a
performer
in
a
show
The
magician
was
the
main
act
at
the
circus
.
a
formal
record
of
something
done
The
government
kept
an
act
of
all
the
official
meetings
.
a
deceptive
display
;
pretence
The
con
artist
put
on
an
act
to
deceive
the
audience
.
a
show
of
behaviour
;
action
The
company's
act
of
donating
to
charity
was
a
good
deed
.
the
process
of
taking
action
(
doing
something
)
The
team's
act
of
responding
quickly
to
the
emergency
was
commendable
.
Verb
to
take
action
;
do
something
The
manager
will
act
quickly
to
resolve
the
issue
.
to
perform
a
role
;
theatrical
performance
The
actress
began
to
act
out
her
character's
emotions
.
to
play
a
role
or
character
The
new
employee
will
act
as
a
representative
for
the
company
.
to
do
something
with
binding
effect
;
causing
change
The
government
will
act
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
and
protect
the
environment
.
to
have
an
effect
on
someone
;
influence
Her
words
will
act
on
the
audience
and
inspire
them
to
take
action
.
to
represent
legally
;
carry
out
work
The
lawyer
will
act
on
behalf
of
her
client
in
the
court
case
.
to
perform
an
action
on
(
a
structure
)
The
engineer
will
act
on
the
bridge
to
assess
its
stability
.
to
map
via
homomorphism
(
in
mathematics
)
The
mathematician
used
a
homomorphism
to
act
on
the
group
and
preserve
its
properties
.
