Definition of the verb : to act

1° go into effect or become effective or operative 2° behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself 3° pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind 4° discharge one's duties 5° play a role or part 6° perform on a stage or theater 7° behave unnaturally or affectedly 8° perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 9° be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 10° have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected 11° be suitable for theatrical performance 12° behave in a certain manner

Indicative Simple present I act you act he acts we act you act they act Present progressive/continuous I am acting you are acting he is acting we are acting you are acting they are acting Simple past I acted you acted he acted we acted you acted they acted Past progressive/continuous I was acting you were acting he was acting we were acting you were acting they were acting Present perfect simple I have acted you have acted he has acted we have acted you have acted they have acted Present perfect progressive/continuous I have been acting you have been acting he has been acting we have been acting you have been acting they have been acting Past perfect I had acted you had acted he had acted we had acted you had acted they had acted Present perfect progressive/continuous I had been acting you had been acting he had been acting we had been acting you had been acting they had been acting Future I will/shall act you will act he will act we will/shall act you will act they will act Future progressive/continuous I will/shall be acting you will be acting he will be acting we will/shall be acting you will be acting they will be acting Future perfect I will/shall have acted you will have acted he will have acted we will/shall have acted you will have acted they will have acted Future perfect continuous I will/shall have been acting you will have been acting he will have been acting we will/shall have been acting you will have been acting they will have been acting Conditional Simple I would/should act you would act he would act we would/should act you would act they would act Progressive I would/should be acting you would be acting he would be acting we would/should be acting you would be acting they would be acting Perfect I would/should have acted you would have acted he would have acted we would/should have acted you would have acted they would have acted Perfect progressive I would/should have been acting you would have been acting he would have been acting we would/should have been acting you would have been acting they would have been acting

Synonym of the verb : to act

acquit - act as - act like - appear - bear - be effective - behave - behave like - behave o.s. - carry - characterise - comport - comport o.s. - conduct - conduct o.s. - counterfeit - deport - dissemble - do - enact - execute - feign - function - have an effect - imitate - impersonate - move - operate - perform - personate - play - playact - portray - pretend - pretend to be - proceed - produce an effect - react - represent - roleplay - seem - sham - simulate - take action - take effect - work -

Some other verbs :

dull dandle auction outdo pomade reek scavenge qualify refute detonate upstart disavow glory ingratiate scruple pretty garter work ripen mind

French translation

accomplir une action - agir - agir sur - comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine - comporter - conduire - conduire bien - entrer en action - entrer en vigueur - faire - faire du théâtre - faire effet - faire son effet - jouer - jouer la comédie - jouer sur - opérer - prendre des mesures - se comporter - se conduire - se tenir - tenir un rôle -

Realization : LB
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