What does act mean?
Act means (countable) Something done, a deed..
Act
/ækt/ · noun
Meaning
(countable) Something done, a deed..
Definitions by Sense
- (countable) Something done, a deed.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Actuality.
- (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
- (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
- (law, countable) (In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
- The process of doing something.
- (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
- (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
Example Sentences
an act of goodwill
That best portion of a good man's life, / His little, nameless, unremembered acts / Of kindness and of love.
The seeds of plants are not at first in act, but in possibility, what they afterward grow to be.
But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
Under current law, employers can drag out the union election process... Under the PRO Act, workers and the NLRB set union election procedures. The employer is not involved.
He was caught in the act of stealing.
The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.
“H'm !” he said, “so, so—it is a tragedy in a prologue and three acts. I am going down this afternoon to see the curtain fall for the third time on what […] will prove a good burlesque ; but it all began dramatically enough. It was last Saturday […] that two boys, playing in the little spinney just outside Wembley Park Station, came across three large parcels done up in American cloth. […]”
Word Forms
- acts
- acting
- acted
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- glossary
- act
- actest
- actedst
- acteth
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- more act
- most act
Synonyms for act
Antonyms for act
Related Words
When Should You Use Act?
Use act when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for act?
Common synonyms include deed, statute, pretense, work.
What is the opposite of act?
Possible antonyms include refrain, forbear, forebear.
How do you use act in a sentence?
an act of goodwill
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