Act — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

something that people do or cause to happen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɪnˌuːl/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːɡiːmˌɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːɡiːmˌɒt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæɹɪnˌuːl/.

Examples

he did his act three times every evening
she had a catchy little routine
it was one of the best numbers he ever did

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turn behave deed human action bit enactment work number pretend dissemble human activity move represent routine do roleplay playact act as play

Antonyms

refrain

Parts of Speech

noun	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
noun	something that people do or cause to happen
noun	a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
noun	a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program “he did his act three times every evening”
noun	a manifestation of insincerity “he put on quite an act for her benefit”
verb	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) “think before you act”
verb	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself “You should act like an adult”
verb	play a role or part “Gielgud played Hamlet”
verb	discharge one's duties “She acts as the chair”
verb	pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind “He acted the idiot”
verb	be suitable for theatrical performance “This scene acts well”
verb	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected “The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought”
verb	be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
verb	behave unnaturally or affectedly “She's just acting”
verb	perform on a stage or theater “She acts in this play”

Word Forms

actuate	verb	give an incentive for action
act	verb	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
action	noun	the state of being active
act	noun	something that people do or cause to happen
move	noun	the act of deciding to do something
actable	adjective	capable of being acted; suitable for the stage
actor	noun	a theatrical performer
acting	noun	the performance of a part or role in a drama
play	noun	a theatrical performance of a drama
player	noun	a theatrical performer
playing	noun	the performance of a part or role in a drama
representation	noun	a performance of a play
workable	adjective	capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
work	noun	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
pretender	noun	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
roleplaying	noun	acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
playactor	noun	an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playacting	noun	the performance of a part or role in a drama

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Akt

ein juristisches Dokument, das das Ergebnis der Beratungen eines Ausschusses, einer Gesellschaft oder einer gesetzgebenden Körperschaft kodifiziert

🇫🇷French

acte

un document juridique codifiant le résultat des délibérations d'un comité, d'une société ou d'un organe législatif

🇪🇸Spanish

acto

un documento legal que codifica el resultado de las deliberaciones de un comité o sociedad o cuerpo legislativo

🇮🇹Italian

atto

un documento legale che codifica il risultato delle deliberazioni di un comitato, di una società o di un organo legislativo

🇳🇱Dutch

handeling

een juridisch document dat het resultaat van de beraadslagingen van een commissie, vereniging of wetgevend orgaan codificeert

🇵🇹Portuguese

agir

um documento legal que codifica o resultado das deliberações de um comitê ou sociedade ou órgão legislativo

🇷🇺Russian

действовать

юридический документ, кодифицирующий результаты обсуждений комитета, общества или законодательного органа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कार्य

किसी समिति या समाज या विधायी निकाय के विचार-विमर्श के परिणाम को संहिताबद्ध करने वाला एक कानूनी दस्तावेज़

🇧🇩Bengali

কাজ

একটি আইনি দলিল যা একটি কমিটি বা সমাজ বা আইন প্রণয়ন সংস্থার আলোচনার ফলাফলকে কোড করে

🇮🇳Tamil

செயல்பட

ஒரு குழு அல்லது சமூகம் அல்லது சட்டமன்ற அமைப்பின் விவாதங்களின் முடிவை குறியீடாக்கும் சட்ட ஆவணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చట్టం

కమిటీ లేదా సొసైటీ లేదా లెజిస్లేటివ్ బాడీ యొక్క చర్చల ఫలితాన్ని క్రోడీకరించే చట్టపరమైన పత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

कृती

एक कायदेशीर दस्तऐवज जे समिती किंवा समाज किंवा विधान मंडळाच्या विचारविमर्शाचे परिणाम संहिताबद्ध करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્ય

સમિતિ અથવા સમાજ અથવા કાયદાકીય સંસ્થાના વિચાર-વિમર્શના પરિણામને સંહિતા આપતો કાનૂની દસ્તાવેજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯ

ಸಮಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾಜ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಚರ್ಚೆಯ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶವನ್ನು ಕ್ರೋಡೀಕರಿಸುವ ಕಾನೂನು ದಾಖಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

ഒരു കമ്മിറ്റിയുടെയോ സമൂഹത്തിൻ്റെയോ നിയമനിർമ്മാണ സമിതിയുടെയോ ചർച്ചകളുടെ ഫലം ക്രോഡീകരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു നിയമ പ്രമാണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਕਟ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਧਾਨਕ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ-ਵਟਾਂਦਰੇ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਡਬੱਧ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عمل

ایک قانونی دستاویز جو کسی کمیٹی یا سوسائٹی یا قانون ساز ادارے کے غور و خوض کے نتیجے کو مرتب کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

行为

编纂委员会、协会或立法机构审议结果的法律文件

🇯🇵Japanese

活動

委員会、社会、立法機関の審議の結果を成文化した法的文書

🇰🇷Korean

행동

위원회나 학회, 입법기관의 심의 결과를 성문화한 법률문서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hành động

một văn bản pháp lý hệ thống hóa kết quả thảo luận của một ủy ban hoặc xã hội hoặc cơ quan lập pháp

🇹🇭Thai

กระทำ

เอกสารทางกฎหมายที่ประมวลผลผลการพิจารณาของคณะกรรมการหรือสังคมหรือหน่วยงานนิติบัญญัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertindak

dokumen hukum yang mengkodifikasikan hasil musyawarah suatu panitia atau masyarakat atau badan legislatif

🇵🇭Filipino

kumilos

isang legal na dokumento na nagko-code ng resulta ng mga deliberasyon ng isang komite o lipunan o legislative body

🇲🇾Malay

bertindak

dokumen undang-undang yang mengkodkan hasil perbincangan jawatankuasa atau pertubuhan atau badan perundangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمثل

وثيقة قانونية تدون نتيجة مداولات لجنة أو جمعية أو هيئة تشريعية

🇮🇷Persian

عمل کنید

یک سند قانونی که نتیجه مذاکرات یک کمیته یا جامعه یا نهاد قانونگذاری را تدوین می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

davranmak

bir komitenin, topluluğun veya yasama organının müzakerelerinin sonuçlarını kodlayan yasal bir belge

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹק

מסמך משפטי המקודד את התוצאה של דיונים של ועדה או חברה או גוף מחוקק

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The primary meaning of 'act' is 'a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body'.

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Using 'act' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'act' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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