act upon

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act upon

verb acts upon · acting upon · acted upon

To take action on the basis of information received or deduced. The policeman decided to act upon the informant's phone call.

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"act upon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/act%20upon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{act_upon_2026,
  title = {act upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/act%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}