Engelsk navneord: act | |||
1. | act (om kommunikation) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | enactment | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
Mere specifikke termer | decree, edict, fiat, legislative act, nullity, order, rescript, statute | ||
Overordnet emneområde | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | act something that people do or cause to happen | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deed, human action, human activity | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | event | ||
Mere specifikke termer | abidance, acquiring, action, activity, actuation, assessment, assumption, causation, causing, communicating, communication, delivery, departure, derivation, digging up, discovery, disinterment, disposal, disposition, distribution, effectuation, egress, egression, emergence, equalisation, equalization, exhumation, find, forfeit, forfeiture, getting, going, going away, group action, hinderance, hindrance, hire, implementation, inactivity, interference, judgement, judgment, leaning, leaving, legitimation, leveling, mitsvah, mitzvah, motivating, motivation, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement, obstetrical delivery, permissive waste, proclamation, production, promulgation, propulsion, recovery, rejection, residence, residency, retrieval, running away, sacrifice, speech act, stay, stop, stoppage, touch, touching, uncovering, waste, wear, wearing | ||
3. | act (om kommunikation) a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dramatic composition, dramatic work | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | scene | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | ballet, concert dance, drama, dramatic play, opera, play | ||
4. | act (om kommunikation) a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He did his act three times every evening. She had a catchy little routine. It was one of the best numbers he ever did. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bit, number, routine, turn | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | performance, public presentation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | ||
5. | act (om kommunikation) a manifestation of insincerity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He put on quite an act for her benefit. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: act | |||
1. | act (om adfærd) perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Think before you act. We must move quickly. The governor should act on the new energy bill. The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | move | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere specifikke termer | acquit, act on, act superior, aggress, alternate, antagonise, antagonize, anticipate, approach, assay, attack, attempt, bear, begin, behave, behave, carry, coact, come close, come forward, come out, come to the fore, commit, comport, comport, condescend, condescend, condescend, conduct, contend, continue, continue, continue, cope, counter, counteract, court, court, create, dally, dare, dare, deal, deal, deign, deport, descend, dispatch, disturb, do well, effect, egotrip, end up, engage, essay, evade, exert, festinate, fetch up, finish, finish up, flirt, force, foresee, forestall, get around to, get by, go, go about, go ahead, go along, go off at half-cock, go off half-cocked, go on, grapple, guard, had best, hasten, hold back, hold off, hurry, interact, interrupt, keep, land up, look sharp, lord it over, lower oneself, make a point, make bold, make do, make out, make sure, manage, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, misbehave, misconduct, misdemean, move, offer, oppose, participate, partner, pay back, perform, perpetrate, persist in, play, play, play, play it by ear, plow ahead, presume, proceed, proceed, prosecute, prosecute, pull, pursue, put on airs, queen it over, race, rampage, react, react, reciprocate, repay, repeat, respond, reward, romance, rush, satisfice, satisfise, seek, set about, sneak, solicit, stampede, start, step forward, step to the fore, step up, stoop, surprise, take, take care, take over, take part, take time by the forelock, take turns, toy, try, use, volunteer, wait, wind up, woo | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | refrain, forbear | ||
2. | act (i anatomi) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | You should act like an adult. Don't behave like a fool. What makes her do this way?. The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | behave, do | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
Mere specifikke termer | act, act as, act involuntarily, act reflexively, backslap, bend over backwards, bluster, break down, bungle, dally, dawdle, fall over backwards, follow, footle, freeze, frivol, hugger mugger, jest, joke, loosen up, lose it, make, make, make as if, menace, optimise, optimize, piffle, play, play, presume, puff up, quack, rage, ramp, relax, romanticize, sauce, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, snap, stooge, storm, swagger, swash, swell, toy, trifle, vulgarise, vulgarize, wanton | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, act as, dissemble, play, pretend | ||
3. | act (om tilvejebringelse) play a role or part | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Gielgud played Hamlet. She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role. She played the servant to her husband's master. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | play, represent | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | re-create | ||
Mere specifikke termer | act out, act out, emote, enact, impersonate, make, make believe, parody, portray, pretend, reenact, support | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, act as, play, play, play, playact, roleplay | ||
Overordnet emneområde | performing arts | ||
4. | act (om konkurrence) discharge one's duties | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She acts as the chair. In what capacity are you acting?. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | serve | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bank, criticise, criticize | ||
5. | act (i anatomi) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He acted the idiot. She plays deaf when the news are bad. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | act as, play | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | act, behave, do | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, behave, do, play, represent | ||
6. | act (om tilstand) be suitable for theatrical performance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This scene acts well. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, play, playact, roleplay | ||
7. | act (om adfærd) have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought. How does your idea work in practice?. This method doesn't work. The breaks of my new car act quickly. The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | work | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | bring, make for, play, work, wreak | ||
8. | act (om adfærd) be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
Mere specifikke termer | drive around, play, walk around | ||
9. | act (om tilvejebringelse) behave unnaturally or affectedly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She's just acting. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dissemble, pretend | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Mere specifikke termer | assume, feign, sham, simulate | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, behave, do | ||
10. | act (om tilvejebringelse) perform on a stage or theater | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She acts in this play. He acted in `Julius Caesar'. I played in `A Christmas Carol'. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | play, playact, roleplay | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | perform | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ham, ham it up, mime, overact, overplay, pantomime, stooge, underact, underplay | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, play, play, play, represent | ||
Overordnet emneområde | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre | ||