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Act

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worknoun(uncountable) Employment.
processnounA series of events leading to a result or product.
playverb(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
representverb(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
bitnoun(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
operationnoun(uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
moveverb(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
turnverbTo make a non-linear physical movement.
routinenounA course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
doverb(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
dissembleverb(transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
pretendverb(intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
enactmentnoun(law) The act of making (a bill) into law.
behaveverb(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
playactverbAlternative form of play-act. [(intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play.]
numbernounQuantity.
act asverbfunction as or act like
cognitive processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
roleplaynoun(intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
human actionHuman Action: A Treatise on Economics is a work by the Austrian economist and philosopher Ludwig von Mises.
human activitynounsomething that people do or cause to happen
cognitive operationnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

↔️ Antonyms of "Act"

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WordDefinition
refrainverb(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
forbearverb(intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
forebearnounAn ancestor.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Act"

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WordDefinition
worknoun(uncountable) Employment.
numbernounQuantity.
processnounA series of events leading to a result or product.
operationnoun(uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
representverb(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
enactmentnoun(law) The act of making (a bill) into law.
behaveverb(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
routinenounA course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
moveverb(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
playactverbAlternative form of play-act. [(intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play.]
turnverbTo make a non-linear physical movement.
bitnoun(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
doverb(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
pretendverb(intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
roleplaynoun(intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
dissembleverb(transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
playverb(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
act asverbfunction as or act like
cognitive operationnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
cognitive processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

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