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1 to do something for a particular purpose or to solve a problem:
[ + to infinitive ] Engineers acted quickly to repair the damaged pipes.
She acted without thinking.
Who is acting for/on behalf of (= who is representing) the defendant?
He never acts on other people's advice (= does what other people suggest).
Acting on impulse (= without thinking first) can get you into a lot of trouble.
2 to have an effect:
The anaesthetic acted quickly.
4 something that you do:
6 a law or formal decision made by a parliament or other group of people who make the laws for their country:
7 to do something for a particular purpose or in a particular way:
[ + to infinitive ] The president acted quickly to bring federal aid to areas damaged by flooding.
She acted responsibly.
He acted as if he’d never seen me before.
She acted as (= performed in the position of) a tour guide for the group.
He said he was acting on (= doing something as a result of) the advice of his lawyer.
8 to perform in a movie, play, or television show:
[ T ] He acts the part of a small-town lawyer.
[ I ] She has acted in lots of television sitcoms.
9 a law made by Congress or another legislature:
an act of Congress
10 one of a set of short performances that are parts of a show, or the person or group who performs one of these parts:
11 something that someone does:
A partner may be held responsible for the acts of his co-partners committed in the name of the firm.
He has led an investigation into stock market manipulation and various illegal acts and swindles.
12 a law or formal decision made by a parliament or other group of elected law-makers:
13 to be so good that it is unlikely that anyone or anything that comes after will be as good:
14 to take advantage of or become involved with something that someone else started:
15 to organize yourself so that you do things in an effective way:
Mr Dinsdale said it was crucial that the Department of Trade & Industry got its act together.
16 to do something with the intention of achieving a particular result:
act to do sth Engineers will need to act quickly to repair the damaged pipes.
act quickly/swiftly/now Anyone who wants a fixed-rate deal should act now.
act decisively/improperly/responsibly It is now time for management to act decisively.
act against/in sb's interests There were claims that the management was acting against shareholders' interests.
17 to do something believing that it is the right thing to do: