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Definition of Act
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Act
That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress. A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done. A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student. A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence. Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing). To move to action; to actuate; to animate. To perform; to execute; to do. To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage. To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero. To feign or counterfeit; to simulate. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so. To perform on the stage; to represent a character. Related Definitions:
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Act Quotations
To love is to act. Victor Hugo When it gets down to it you just have to act. Aaron Eckhart I will act as if what I do makes a difference. William James There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world. Joseph Joubert My act is based on my life. Kathy Griffin |
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Act Translations
act in Afrikaans is pleeg, daad, maak, optree, doen act in Dutch is doen, bezig zijn, ageren, handelen act in French is agissez, agissons, agir, construire, agissent act in German is handeln, Akt {m}, Tat {f} act in Italian is atto, vertere, azione, agire, funzionare, legge act in Latin is factum, facio act in Norwegian is spille act in Portuguese is fazer, ato act in Spanish is acto, hacer, accionar, accion, versar |
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