Found 3 items, similar to Acted.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: act
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: act
act
n 1: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a
committee or society or legislative body [syn:
enactment]
2: something that people do or cause to happen [syn:
human action
,
human activity]
3: a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
4: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer
program;
“he did his act three times every evening”;
“she
had a catchy little routine”;
“it was one of the best
numbers he ever did” [syn:
routine,
number,
turn,
bit]
5: a manifestation of insincerity;
“he put on quite an act for
her benefit”
act
v 1: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);
“think before you act”;
“We must move quickly”;
“The
governor should act on the new energy bill”;
“The nanny
acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him
with a wet towel” [syn:
move] [ant:
refrain]
2: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct
or comport oneself;
“You should act like an adult”;
“Don't
behave like a fool”;
“What makes her do this way?”;
“The
dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people”
[syn:
behave,
do]
3: play a role or part;
“Gielgud played Hamlet”;
“She wants to
act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role”;
“She
played the servant to her husband's master” [syn:
play,
represent]
4: discharge one's duties;
“She acts as the chair”;
“In what
capacity are you acting?”
5: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
“He
acted the idiot”;
“She plays deaf when the news are bad”
[syn:
play,
act as]
6: be suitable for theatrical performance;
“This scene acts
well”
7: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or
expected;
“The voting process doesn't work as well as
people thought”;
“How does your idea work in practice?”;
“This method doesn't work”;
“The breaks of my new car act
quickly”;
“The medicine works only if you take it with a
lot of water” [syn:
work]
8: be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose
other than pleasure
9: behave unnaturally or affectedly;
“She's just acting” [syn:
dissemble,
pretend]
10: perform on a stage or theater;
“She acts in this play”; "He
acted in `Julius Caesar'
“; ”I played in `A Christmas
Carol'" [syn:
play,
roleplay,
playact]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Acted
Act
\Act\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Acted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Acting.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but
influenced by E. act, n.]
1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.]
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Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul.
--Pope.
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2. To perform; to execute; to do. [Archaic]
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That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no
greater than our necessity. --Jer. Taylor.
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Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and
facility of acting things expedient for us to do.
--Barrow.
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Uplifted hands that at convenient times
Could act extortion and the worst of crimes.
--Cowper.
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3. To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the
stage.
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4. To assume the office or character of; to play; to
personate; as, to act the hero.
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5. To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
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With acted fear the villain thus pursued. --Dryden.
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To act a part, to sustain the part of one of the characters
in a play; hence, to simulate; to dissemble.
To act the part of, to take the character of; to fulfill
the duties of.
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