Found 3 items, similar to Acted.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: act adegan, babak, bertindak, berulah, kelakuan, lakon, main-main, perbuatan, tindak, ulah, undang-undang
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.] [1913 Webster] Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform; to execute; to do. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of acting things expedient for us to do. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] Uplifted hands that at convenient times Could act extortion and the worst of crimes. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage. [1913 Webster] 4. To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero. [1913 Webster] 5. To feign or counterfeit; to simulate. [1913 Webster] With acted fear the villain thus pursued. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]