| Main Entry: |
act |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
do something |
Synonyms: |
accomplish,
achieve,
begin,
carry on,
carry out,
consummate,
cook,
create,
develop,
do, do a number, do one's thing,
enforce,
execute,
function, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it, go in for, go that route, go to town,
intrude, knock off,
labor, make progress,
maneuver,
move, officiate,
operate,
percolate*,
perk*,
perpetrate,
persevere,
persist,
practice, preside,
pursue,
respond,
serve, take effect, take part, take steps,
take up, transort,
undertake,
work out
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| Notes: |
an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
Antonyms: |
abstain, cease, discontinue, give up, halt, hesitate, idle, refrain, stop
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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