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.
OTHER WORDS FROM act
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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
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 well-acted
act