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 up (1 of 4)
act up
verb
(intr, adverb) informal
to behave in a troublesome way
the engine began to act up when we were miles from anywhere
British Dictionary definitions for act up (2 of 4)
ACT
1
abbreviation for
Australian Capital Territory
(formerly in Britain) advance corporation tax
British Dictionary definitions for act up (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 up (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 up (1 of 2)
act up
Misbehave. For example, With an inexperienced rider, this horse always acts up. [c. 1900]
Malfunction, as in I'm not sure what's wrong with my car, but the transmission is acting up. In both usages up means “abnormally.”
Idioms and Phrases with act up (2 of 2)
act