act on
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act on
verb acts on · acting on · acted on
- To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced. The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant.
- To act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse. He keeps telling me about wanting to make a move, but he hasn't worked up to acting on it yet.
- To take action against something. World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change.
- To affect something. Different drugs act on different parts of our body in many different ways.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, on.
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verb address an issue
| Español | actuar en contra de |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 採取行動 /采取行动 cǎiqǔ xíngdòng |
| עברית | לִפְעוֹל עַל lif'ól al |
verb act decisively
| Español | actuar en base a, reaccionar ante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 採取行動 /采取行动 cǎiqǔ xíngdòng |
verb take initiative
| Español | actuar de acuerdo con |
|---|---|
| עברית | לִפְעוֹל עַל lif'ól al |
verb (medicine) affect
| Español | actuar sobre |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 影響 /影响 yǐngxiǎng |
Talk about this word "act on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/act%20on. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. act on. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/act%20on "act on." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/act%20on.
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@misc{act_on_2026,
title = {act on},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/act%20on},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
