Synonym: behave, do, law, perform, pretend. Similar words: fact, pact, exact, actor, react, tract, enact, act for. Meaning: [ækt] 
n. 1. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body 2. something that people do or cause to happen 3. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 4. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program 5. a manifestation of insincerity. v. 1. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself 3. play a role or part 4. discharge one's duties 5. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind 6. be suitable for theatrical performance 7. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected 8. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 9. behave unnaturally or affectedly 10. perform on a stage or theater.
n. 1. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body 2. something that people do or cause to happen 3. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet 4. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program 5. a manifestation of insincerity. v. 1. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself 3. play a role or part 4. discharge one's duties 5. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind 6. be suitable for theatrical performance 7. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected 8. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure 9. behave unnaturally or affectedly 10. perform on a stage or theater. 
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91) We hope you will consent to act in his stead.
92) The duty of the agency is to act in the best interests of the child.
93) Think before you act.
94) Sometimes you have to smile and act like everything is okay.hold back the tears and walk away.
95) It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible.
96) I hope you'll act up to the good advice I've given you.
97) Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on/follow a hunch.
98) It was an illegal act and will lead to your arrest.
99) The federal government promulgated the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
100) His conduct made him unfit to act as director of a company.
101) An act that is destructive to the environment may be criminalized by statute.
102) The performance was rounded off with a one - act play .
103) She was wondering how to act to her superior.
104) He may construe the approach as a hostile act.
105) You can and must act boldly and confidently.
106) This was an act of extreme brutality.
107) Open wounds act like a magnet to flies.
108) Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.
109) The spy was caught in the act.
110) Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation.
111) It wasn't the act of a sane person.
112) The raid was an unjustifiable act of aggression.
113) Don't act in haste or be hot-headed.
114) We have to discover his plans and act accordingly.
115) The bombing was a spectacular act of sabotage.
116) Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.
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117) I can't let this act of kindness go unnoticed.
118) Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act, an elegant gesture in the ritual of dressing.
119) The 1867 Reform Act extended the franchise to much of the male working class.
120) The young herdsman briskly mounted a horse that was inclined to act up with an unaccustomed rider.