act
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "act"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to do something for a special reason
Intransitive: to act | to act in a specific manner
to act definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In times of crisis, leaders must act decisively to ensure the safety and well-being of their people.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇, āύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāύāĻ—āϪ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻ“ āĻŽāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϞ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to play or perform a role in a play, movie, etc.
Transitive: to act a role
Intransitive: to act as a character
to act definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the school play, he will act as the lead character.
āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāϟāĻ• āϚāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to behave in a certain way, especially in a particular situation or circumstance
Intransitive: to act in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He knows how to act appropriately in social situations, making him a pleasant companion.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϜāĻžāύ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to pretend or demonstrate a certain quality or feeling that may not be genuine
Linking Verb: to act [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to act confident during the job interview, even though she was feeling nervous.
āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ, āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāϏ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to portray a character or deliver lines in a theatrical production
Intransitive: to act in a movie, play, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The theater company will act in a classic Shakespearean play next month.
āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to bring about a specific effect or outcome
Intransitive: to act in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The medication is designed to act quickly to relieve pain and discomfort.
āĻ“āώ⧁āϧāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to participate or be involved in a particular task or pursuit
Intransitive: to act as sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite his busy schedule, he always finds time to act as a mentor for aspiring entrepreneurs.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āωāĻĻā§€āϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be appropriate or fitting for a theatrical performance
Linking Verb: to act in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new drama script was carefully crafted to act effectively during live performances.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āύāĻžāϟāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āϞāĻžāχāĻ­ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ•, āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

a main part of a play, opera, or ballet
act definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each act of the opera showcased the talents of the performers.
āĻ“āĻĒ⧇āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€, āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ

a singer, band or musician who performs on a stage
act definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The headlining act was the highlight of the festival, drawing thousands of fans.
āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāχāϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻšāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤāϕ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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a display of behavior that is insincere or pretended

act definition and meaning
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āĻ•āĻžāϜ

something specific that a person does
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soldier was awarded a medal for his brave act during the battle.
āϏ⧈āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ• āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀

a performance or segment within an event, featuring one or more artists presenting their music to an audience
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The solo act on stage captivated the audience with their heartfelt ballads.
āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāχāύ, āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ

a law that is passed by a parliament or congress
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The parliament passed the health care act to provide better medical services to citizens.
āϏāĻ‚āϏāĻĻ āύāĻžāĻ—āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āĻ°æ›´åĨŊįš„ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻž āφāχāύ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
ACT
Pronunciation
/ɐ sˈiː tˈiː/
/ɐ sˈiː tˈiː/
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ACT, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāύ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻ•āϞ⧇āϜ āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϝāĻž āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ

a standardized college admissions test in the US covering English, math, reading, and science, with an optional writing section
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
ACT scores are required by many colleges for admissions.
āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āϞ⧇āĻœā§‡ āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ ACT āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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