acted
/ˈæk.tɪd/
verb
- 1
To do something.
“If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.”
- 2
To do (something); to perform.
- 3
To perform a theatrical role.
“I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.”
- 4
Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).
- 5
To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
“A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.”
- 6
To convey an appearance of being.
“He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.”
- 7
To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
“act on behalf of John”
- 8
(construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
“Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.”
- 9
To play (a role).
“He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.”
- 10
To feign.
“He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.”
- 11
(construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).
“This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!”
- 12
To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
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