See Also: act up, pursue, follow up on, act on, carry on, influence, act upon, work
Hyponyms: action, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement, leaning, motivation, motivating, assumption, rejection, forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice, activity, wear, wearing, judgment, judgement, assessment, production, stay, residency, residence, abidance, inactivity, hindrance, interference, stop, stoppage, group action, distribution, legitimation, waste, permissive waste, proclamation, promulgation, communication, communicating, speech act, decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript, legislative act, statute, show-stopper, showstopper, stopper, act involuntarily, act reflexively, fall over backwards, bend over backwards, presume, vulgarize, vulgarise, optimize, optimise, quack, menace, make, swagger, bluster, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise, bungle, play, toy, act as, stooge, joke, jest, piffle, make as if, break down, lose it, snap, dally, dawdle, backslap, hugger mugger, sauce, footle, frivol, trifle, swell, puff up, follow, relax, loosen up, ramp, rage, storm, criticize, criticise, bank, pretend, make believe, support, enact, reenact, act out, impersonate, portray, parody, emote, mime, pantomime, overact, ham it up, ham, overplay, underact, underplay, simulate, assume, sham, feign, alternate, take turns, finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish, rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate, interrupt, disturb, react, respond, go ahead, plow ahead, attack, aggress, force, create, come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out, reward, repay, pay back, satisfice, staisfise, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, dispatch, evade, race, use, play it by ear, deal, partner, exert, egotrip, reciprocate, go, proceed, move, come close, perform, make bold, dare, prosecute, engage, pursue, act on, interact, oppose, take time by the forelock, coact, volunteer, offer, get around to, flirt, set about, go about, approach, participate, take part, misbehave, misconduct, misdemean, condescend, stoop, lower oneself, behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry, try, seek, attempt, essay, assay, woo, court, romance, solicit, effect, antagonize, antagonise, counteract, anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter, perpetrate, commit, pull, rampage, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage, deign, descend, take care, lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior, stampede, make a point, make sure, repeat, take over, surprise, sneak, take, guard, begin, start, go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock, wait, hold off, hold back, continue, go on, go along, keep, do well, had best, persist in, drive around, walk around
Grouped Verbs: play, act as, dissemble, pretend, behave, do, represent, roleplay, playact, bring, work, wreak, make for
Part Meronyms: play, drama, dramatic play, opera, ballet, concert dance
Derivational Morphology: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite, trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off, play, roleplay, playact, represent, dissemble, pretend, act as, actor, doer, worker, theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics, drama, dramatic play, histrion, player, thespian, role player, acting, playing, playacting, performing, routine, number, turn, bit, barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper, roleplaying, imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, action, activity, activeness, human action, human activity, work, piece of work
Anagrams: CAT, cat
Language Translations: | |||
Danish: agere and akt and handling | Dutch: akte and handelen and handeling and wet | ||
Esperanto: agi | Finnish: laki and näytös and tehdä and teko | ||
French: acte and faire and loi | German: Akt and Gesetz and handeln and Handlung | ||
Ido: agar | Indonesian: tindak | ||
Italian: agire and atto and legge | Japanese: 行動 | ||
Lithuanian: veikti | Malay: akta and babak and buat and lakon and tindak | ||
Polish: akt and czyn and działanie and działać | Portuguese: ato | ||
Slovak: dejstvo and skutok | Spanish: acto and actuar and ley | ||
Swedish: agera and akt and handling | Telugu: అంకము and చట్టం and చర్య |
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