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act 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?action?
2 ?law?
3 ?pretending?
4 get your act together
5 ?play?
6 ?performance?
7 ?performer?
8 a hard/tough etc act to follow
9 get in on the act
10 act of God
11 act of worship
12 balancing/juggling act
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: actus 'doing, act' and actum 'thing done, record', from the past participle of agere 'to drive, do']
?ACTION?
[C] one thing that you do
::The new president's first act should be to end the war.
::a thoughtless act
act of (doing) sth
::an act of violence
::Her many acts of kindness have given me great comfort.
::The act of Writing a list can help to calm you down.
in the act of doing sth
(=at the moment that you are doing something)
::Lindsay paused in the act of putting down the phone.
?LAW?
also Act
[C] a law that has been officially accepted by Parliament or Congress
::the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977
::an act of Parliament
?PRETENDING?
[singular] insincere behaviour in which you pretend to have a particular kind of feeling or to be a particular kind of person
::Mike played the loving husband in front of the children but it was all an act.
::Be natural. Don't feel you have to put on an act .
get your act together
informal to become more organized and behave in a more effective way, especially in order to achieve something
::You need to get your act together if you're going to find the right house to buy.
?PLAY?
[C] one of the main parts into which a stage play, opera etc is divided
::I arrived at the theatre late and missed the first act.
::the beginning of Act 3
?PERFORMANCE?
[C] a short performance on stage or Television by someone who plays Music or tells jokes
::The argument was just part of their act.
?PERFORMER?
[C] a performer or a group of performers who perform together
::The band is one of many acts that have been booked for the concert.
a hard/tough etc act to follow
someone who does such an excellent job that it would be difficult for someone doing the same job after them to be as good
::He has been a very successful captain and will be a hard act to follow.
get in on the act
informal to take part in an activity that someone else has started, especially in order to get a share of the advantages for yourself
act of God
an event that is caused by natural forces, such as a storm, flood, or fire, which you cannot prevent or control
act of worship
an occasion when people pray together and show their respect for God
balancing/juggling act
a situation in which you are trying to do several different types of work at the same time
-see also catch sb in the act at catch 1 (3)
-see also clean up your act atclean up(3)

inflorescence (medicine)


inflorescence


The group or arrangement in which flowers are borne on a plant.