Meaning of acting In English

• 0 the job of performing in films or plays:

  • He wants to get into acting.

• 1 someone who does a job for a short time while the person who usually does that job is not there:

  • He'll be the acting director until they can appoint a permanent one.

• 2 temporarily performing someone else's duties:

  • Ms. Lopez-Smith will be the acting treasurer.

• 3 doing a job for a short time while the person who usually does that job is not there:

  • acting chairman/director/president Fisher will serve as acting director while a search is under way to name a permanent director