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1. act
noun. ['ˈækt'] a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
Synonyms
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
Rhymes with Act
- counterattacked
- unpacked
- repacked
- whacked
- tracked
- tracht
- stacked
- snacked
- smacked
- slacked
- pracht
- kracht
- cracked
- bracht
- blacked
- attacked
- wracked
- tacked
- schacht
- sacked
- racked
- packed
- lacked
- jacked
- hacked
- backed
How do you pronounce act?
Pronounce act as ækt.
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Sentences with act
1. Verb, base form
Many people live well into their hundreds, and to act like the person already died can seem disrespectful.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Their nature or genes have little to do with how they act in this theory, according to Swim.
3. Noun, singular or mass
“Remaining,” as a noun, is an act by which someone or something remains.
4. Adjective
If you find yourself in such a situation, you need to learn about your options and act quickly.
Quotes about act
1. I hope people start to look at their lives as the most powerful, creative act they will ever offer this world.
- Tom Shadyac
2. The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
3. Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
- Bruce Babbitt
2. act
verb. ['ˈækt'] perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).
Synonyms
- dally
- grapple
- reciprocate
- presume
- dispatch
- set about
- start
- hold off
- acquit
- seek
- assay
- disturb
- alternate
- move
- reward
- come to the fore
- deign
- put on airs
- come forward
- dare
- play
- deport
- festinate
- proceed
- queen it over
- take part
- stoop
- romance
- step up
- cope
- finish
- toy
- condescend
- egotrip
- comport
- guard
- hasten
- stampede
- go ahead
- behave
- partner
- misconduct
- look sharp
- interact
- hold back
- go on
- offer
- effect
- create
- deal
- attempt
- take turns
- antagonize
- go about
- rush
- pull
- fetch up
- step forward
- get by
- volunteer
- go
- act on
- commit
- play it by ear
- contend
- wait
- court
- act superior
- try
- repeat
- foresee
- woo
- pay back
- make out
- land up
- misdemean
- prosecute
- forestall
- go along
- go off half-cocked
- plow ahead
- pursue
- lower oneself
- participate
- satisfice
- had best
- attack
- carry
- antagonise
- get around to
- evade
- respond
- coact
- wind up
- repay
- flirt
- rampage
- interrupt
- counter
- take time by the forelock
- make sure
- surprise
- lord it over
- come close
- engage
- react
- sneak
- descend
- manoeuvre
- manage
- solicit
- exert
- aggress
- take
- approach
- use
- manoeuver
- maneuver
- end up
- make do
- finish up
- hurry
- conduct
- force
- perform
- step to the fore
- take care
- do well
- satisfise
- counteract
- keep
- essay
- oppose
- bear
- come out
- misbehave
- go off at half-cock
- perpetrate
- make bold
- anticipate
- race
- begin
- continue
- take over
- make a point
Antonyms
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
3. act
noun. ['ˈækt'] something that people do or cause to happen.
Synonyms
- effectuation
- disinterment
- departure
- motivating
- disposal
- exhumation
- going
- disposition
- digging up
- equalisation
- sacrifice
- touching
- inactivity
- getting
- speech act
- communicating
- mitsvah
- judgement
- stay
- touch
- residency
- wearing
- legitimation
- equalization
- interference
- stoppage
- event
- production
- acquiring
- running away
- forfeiture
- waste
- causation
- delivery
- residence
- human action
- nonachievement
- derivation
- mitzvah
- motivation
- group action
- obstetrical delivery
- hindrance
- hinderance
- leaving
- distribution
- promulgation
- rejection
- judgment
- egress
- retrieval
- assessment
- implementation
- leveling
- hire
- actuation
- permissive waste
- uncovering
- emergence
- going away
- activity
- communication
- action
- discovery
- propulsion
- wear
- causing
- proclamation
- leaning
- find
- nonaccomplishment
- forfeit
- egression
- assumption
- stop
- human activity
- deed
- abidance
Antonyms
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
4. act
verb. ['ˈækt'] behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.
Synonyms
- dally
- quack
- menace
- relax
- toy
- presume
- storm
- vulgarize
- loosen up
- behave
- sentimentalize
- rage
- ramp
- dawdle
- follow
- footle
- optimize
- frivol
- act reflexively
- piffle
- sauce
- backslap
- swagger
- hugger mugger
- play
- puff up
- pretend
- stooge
- bluster
- act as
- lose it
- do
- optimise
- swell
- swash
- joke
- bend over backwards
- freeze
- romanticize
- wanton
- make
- make as if
- dissemble
- jest
- trifle
- act involuntarily
- vulgarise
- sentimentalise
- bungle
- sentimentize
- fall over backwards
- break down
- sentimentise
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
5. act
noun. ['ˈækt'] a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet.
Antonyms
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
6. act
verb. ['ˈækt'] play a role or part.
Synonyms
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
7. act
verb. ['ˈækt'] discharge one's duties.
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
8. act
noun. ['ˈækt'] a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.
Antonyms
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)
9. act
verb. ['ˈækt'] pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind.
Etymology
- acte (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- acta (Latin)