acts >> /akt/
Definition: [verb] Take action; do something.
Example: they urged Washington to act
Definition: [verb] Behave in the way specified.
Example: they challenged a man who was seen acting suspiciously
Definition: [verb] Take effect; have a particular effect.
Example: blood samples are analysed to find out how the drug acts in the body
Definition: [verb] Perform a role in a play, film, or television.
Example: she acted in her first professional role at the age of six
Definition: [noun] A thing done; a deed.
Example: a criminal act
Definition: [noun] A pretence.
Example: she was putting on an act and laughing a lot
Definition: [noun] A written law passed by Parliament, Congress, etc.A document attesting a legal transaction.The recorded decisions or proceedings of a committee or an academic body.
Example: the 1989 Children Act
Definition: [noun] A main division of a play, ballet, or opera.
Example: the first act