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📖 Определения и значения для слова act

📒 to do something for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation

  • act to do something It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests.
  • + adv./prep. By acting quickly doctors saved his life.
  • The government was criticized for failing to act decisively.

📒 to behave in a particular way

  • + adv. The man was seen acting suspiciously.
  • I think that most employers act responsibly in these situations.
  • Decide what your priorities are and act accordingly (= in an appropriate way).

📒 to perform a part in a play or film

  • Have you ever acted?
  • He just can't act.
  • Most of the cast act well.

📒 to pretend by your behaviour to be a particular type of person

  • + noun He's been acting the devoted husband all day.
  • + adj. I decided to act dumb.
  • to act weird/strange/normal/stupid

📒 to perform a particular role or function

  • act as something She acted as an adviser to the committee.
  • Can you act as interpreter?
  • We hope this sentence will act as a deterrent to others.

📒 to have an effect on something

  • Alcohol acts quickly on the brain.
  • It took a few minutes for the drug to act.
  • The bacteria act on sugars to form acids.

📒 to behave in a stupid way in order to make people laugh, especially in a way that may also annoy them

  • Quit playing the fool and get some work done!
  • Stop acting the fool and be serious!
  • He thought that being an actor only involved tap dancing and playing the fool.

📒 to behave in a way that is suitable for somebody of your age and not as though you were much younger

  • Isn’t it time you started acting your age?

📒 to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do

  • She was acting as if she owned the place.
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