"act" meaning in Englisch

See act in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ækt, ækts Audio: En-us-act.ogg , En-us-acts.ogg Forms: the act [singular], the acts [plural]
  1. Tat, Werk
    Sense id: de-act-en-noun-KrqHq~OS
  2. Gesetz
    Sense id: de-act-en-noun-ztoN0WJl Topics: law
  3. Akt, Aufführung
    Sense id: de-act-en-noun-tm6R94eD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: criminal act Translations (Recht: Gesetz): Gesetz [neuter] (Deutsch), loi (Französisch) Translations (Tat, Werk): Tat [feminine] (Deutsch), Werk [neuter] (Deutsch), acte (Französisch) Translations (Theater: Akt, Aufführung): Akt [masculine] (Deutsch), Aufführung [feminine] (Deutsch), acte (Französisch)
Categories (other): Anagramm sortiert (Englisch), Englisch, Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch), Substantiv (Englisch), Siehe auch Synonyms: deed, performance, proceeding, exploit, feat, achievment, turn, statute, enactment, ordinance, edict, decree, law, bill, fact, reality, actuality, real existence

Verb

IPA: ækt Audio: En-us-act.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present act, he acts, she acts, it acts, simple past acted, present participle acting, past participle acted
  1. handeln, agieren
    Sense id: de-act-en-verb-yx3OoyTu
  2. schauspielern
    Sense id: de-act-en-verb-C6-6qaDX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: do, go, pretend, impersonate, portray Derived forms: actor, actress, action, actable, actability Translations (handeln, agieren): handeln (Deutsch), agieren (Deutsch) Translations (schauspielern): schauspielern (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Tat, Werk",
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      "sense": "Tat, Werk",
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    },
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