ACT | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

Meaning of act in Essential American English Dictionary

act

verb
us
/ækt/
B1
to behave in a particular way, usually a bad way:
Stop acting like a child!
B1
to perform in a play or movie
to do something to stop a problem:
We have to act now to stop the spread of this disease.

Phrasal verbs

act

noun
us
/ækt/
B1
one of the parts in a play
something that someone does:
an act of kindness
a law made by a government:
an act of Congress
a way of behaving in which someone pretends to be or feel something:
She’s not really upset – it’s just an act.

(Definition of act from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of act

in Chinese (Traditional)
行為,行事, 舉止,表現, 做某事…
in Chinese (Simplified)
行为,行事, 举止,表现, 做某事…
in Spanish
comportarse, actuar, acto…
in Portuguese
comportar-se, agir, atuar…
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(~のように)ふるまう, (芝居や映画で)演じる, 演技をする…
davranış göstermek, harekette bulunmak, bir problemi çözmede girişimde bulunmak…
acte [masculine], comédie [feminine], numéro [masculine]…
comportar-se, actuar, acte…
optreden, zich gedragen, acteren…
يَعمَل, يَفعَل, يُمَثِّل…
jednat, konat, chovat se…
handle, foretage sig noget, opføre sig…
bertindak, berlaku, berbuat…
ปฏิบัติ, ปฏิบัติตัว, แสดง…
hành động, cư xử, diễn xuất…
zachowywać się, działać, grać…
mengambil tindakan, berkelakuan, berlakon…
handeln, sich verhalten, spielen…
handling [masculine], gjerning [masculine], skuespill [neuter]…
행동하다, 연기하다, (문제 등을 해결하기 위해) 행동을 취하다…
діяти, працювати, поводитися…
comportarsi, recitare, agire…
вести себя, действовать, играть (роль)…
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