Idioms for act
Origin of act
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English
act(e) (from Middle French), from Latin
ācta, plural of
āctum “something done,” noun use of past participle of
agere “to do” (
āg- past participle stem +
-tum neuter past participle suffix); and directly from Latin
āctus “a doing” (
āg- +
-tus suffix of verbal action)
SYNONYMS FOR act
4
record.
synonym study for act
1. See
action.
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British Dictionary definitions for act on (1 of 4)
act on
act upon
verb (intr, preposition)
to regulate one's behaviour in accordance with (advice, information, etc)
to have an effect on (illness, a part of the body, etc)
British Dictionary definitions for act on (2 of 4)
ACT
1
abbreviation for
Australian Capital Territory
(formerly in Britain) advance corporation tax
British Dictionary definitions for act on (3 of 4)
ACT
2
/ (ækt) /
n acronym for
(in New Zealand) Association of Consumers and Taxpayers: a small political party of the right
British Dictionary definitions for act on (4 of 4)
act
/ (ækt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of act
actable, adjective actability, nounWord Origin for act
C14: from Latin
actus a doing, performance, and
actum a thing done, from the past participle of
agere to do
Idioms and Phrases with act on (1 of 2)
act on
Also, act upon. Conduct oneself in accordance with or as a result of information or another action, as in I will act on my lawyer's advice, or The manager refused to act upon the hotel guest's complaints. [c. 1800]
Influence or affect, as in The baby's fussing acted on the sitter's nerves. [c. 1800]
Idioms and Phrases with act on (2 of 2)
act