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

synonym study for act

1. See action.

OTHER WORDS FROM act

Example sentences from the Web for well-acted

British Dictionary definitions for well-acted (1 of 4)

well-acted

adjective (well acted when postpositive)

(of a play, film, dramatic part, etc) performed in a skilful manner

British Dictionary definitions for well-acted (2 of 4)

ACT 1

abbreviation for

Australian Capital Territory
(formerly in Britain) advance corporation tax

British Dictionary definitions for well-acted (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 well-acted (4 of 4)

act
/ (ækt) /

noun

verb

See also act on, act out, act up

Derived forms of act

actable, adjective actability, noun

Word 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 well-acted

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