acting
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acting
- /ˈæk.tɪŋ/
Rhymes with -æktɪŋ
adjective
- Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job. The Acting Minister must sign Executive Council documents in a Minister's absence.
verb
- present participle and gerund of act For quotations using this term, see Citations:acting.
noun actings
- An action or deed. […] he does so much magnifie Nature and her Actings in all this material World, as he gives just cause of suspicion that he hath made her a kind of joynt Deess with God in the Affairs thereof;
- Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
- Pretending.
- The occupation of an actor.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: performing, playacting, temporary, impermanent, playing, proxy, deputy, agent, incumbent, dealing, agency, work, actor, serving, substitute, working
Translations
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adj temporarily assuming the duties or authority
| Español | interino, en funciones, suplente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 代理の dairi-no |
| 中文 | 代理 dàilǐ, 代- dài- |
| हिन्दी | कार्यकारी kāryakārī, कार्यवाहक kāryavāhak |
| Português | interino, temporário |
| Français | intérimaire, par intérim |
| Deutsch | amtierend, stellvertretend, geschäftsführend |
| Русский | исполня́ющий обя́занности ispolnjájuščij objázannosti, и.о. i.o., ври́о vrío |
noun occupation of an actor
| Español | actuación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연기 yeon'gi |
| 日本語 | 演技 engi |
| 中文 | 演技 yǎnjì |
| हिन्दी | अभिनय abhinay |
| Português | atuação, encenação |
| Deutsch | Schauspielkunst |
| Italiano | recitazione |
| Română | actorie |
| Русский | актёрство aktjórstvo, актёрское иску́сство aktjórskoje iskússtvo |
| العربية | تَمْثِيل tamṯīl |
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title = {acting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acting},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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