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English verb: act as | |||
| 1. | act as (stative) function as or act like | ||
| Samples | This heap of stones will act as a barrier. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | function, serve | ||
| 2. | act as (body) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | ||
| Samples | He acted the idiot. She plays deaf when the news are bad. | ||
| Synonyms | act, play | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||
| Verb group | act, act, behave, do, play, represent | ||
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