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act/English/verb

1: act/English/verb: 'word' should be a non-empty string (it is a mandatory field): {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside", "sense": "to behave in a certain way"}: {"categories": ["American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts", "English adverbs", "English clippings", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms derived from Latin", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Old French", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ-", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English three-letter words", "English uncountable nouns", "English verbs", "Entries with translation boxes", "Pages with 7 entries", "Pages with entries", "Requests for review of French translations", "Requests for 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"Terms with Sinhalese translations", "Terms with Slovak translations", "Terms with Slovene translations", "Terms with Spanish translations", "Terms with Swahili translations", "Terms with Swedish translations", "Terms with Tagalog translations", "Terms with Tajik translations", "Terms with Tamil translations", "Terms with Telugu translations", "Terms with Thai translations", "Terms with Tocharian B translations", "Terms with Turkish translations", "Terms with Ukrainian translations", "Terms with Ute translations", "Terms with Venetan translations", "Terms with Volapük translations", "Terms with Welsh translations", "en:Collectives", "en:People"], "derived": [{"word": "actability"}, {"word": "actable"}, {"word": "act a fool"}, {"word": "act chicken"}, {"word": "act like a bull in a china shop"}, {"word": "act on"}, {"word": "act one's age"}, {"word": "actor"}, {"word": "act out"}, {"word": "act possum"}, {"word": "actress"}, {"word": "act smart"}, {"word": "act the fool"}, {"word": "act the giddy goat"}, {"word": "act the goat"}, {"word": "act the hypocrite"}, {"word": "act the jennet"}, {"word": "act the maggot"}, {"word": "act up"}, {"word": "act upon"}, {"word": "autoreact"}, {"word": "backreact"}, {"word": "co-act"}, {"word": "coact"}, {"word": "counteract"}, {"word": "crossreact"}, {"word": "enact"}, {"word": "interact"}, {"word": "interreact"}, {"word": "misact"}, {"word": "outact"}, {"word": "overact"}, {"word": "overreact"}, {"word": "play-act"}, {"word": "preact"}, {"word": "proact"}, {"word": "react"}, {"word": "retroact"}, {"word": "underact"}, {"word": "underreact"}, {"word": "watch and act"}], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*h₂eǵ-"}, "expansion": "", "name": "root"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "acte"}, "expansion": "Middle English acte", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "fro", "3": "acte"}, "expansion": "Old French acte", "name": "der"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "la", "3": "ācta", "4": "", "5": "register of events"}, "expansion": "Latin ācta (“register of events”)", "name": "der"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*h₂éǵeti"}, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti", "name": "der"}, {"args": {"1": "de", "2": "Akte", "3": "", "4": "file"}, "expansion": "German Akte (“file”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "ang", "2": "dǣd", "3": "", "4": "act, deed"}, "expansion": "Old English dǣd (“act, deed”)", "name": "noncog"}], "etymology_text": "From Middle English acte, from Old French acte, from Latin ācta (“register of events”), plural of āctum (“decree, law”), from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. Compare German Akte (“file”). Partially displaced deed, from Old English dǣd (“act, deed”).", "forms": [{"form": "acts", "tags": ["present", "singular", "third-person"]}, {"form": "acting", "tags": ["participle", "present"]}, {"form": "acted", "tags": ["participle", "past"]}, {"form": "acted", "tags": ["past"]}, {"form": "no-table-tags", "source": "conjugation", "tags": ["table-tags"]}, {"form": "en-conj", "source": "conjugation", "tags": ["inflection-template"]}, {"form": "act", "source": "conjugation", "tags": ["infinitive"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {}, "expansion": "act (third-person singular simple present acts, present participle acting, simple past and past participle acted)", "name": "en-verb"}], "inflection_templates": [{"args": {"old": "1"}, "name": "en-conj"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [{"word": "action"}, {"word": "activate"}, {"word": "active"}, {"word": "deactivate"}], "senses": [{"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "If you don’t act soon, you will be in trouble.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To do something."], "links": [["do", "do"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To do something."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with obsolete senses", "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs", "Quotation templates to be cleaned"], "examples": [{"ref": "1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “Signes of Purity of Intention”, in The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC, page 23:", "text": "that we act our temporal affairs with a deſire no greater than our neceſſity", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Of Industry in General”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:", "text": "Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of acting things expedient for us to do.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "1782, William Cowper, Expostulation:", "text": "Uplifted hands that at convenient times / Could act extortion and the worst of crimes.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To do (something); to perform."], "raw_glosses": ["(obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform."], "tags": ["obsolete", "transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To perform a theatrical role."], "links": [["perform", "perform"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To perform a theatrical role."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with quotations"], "examples": [{"ref": "2011, Effiong Johnson, Play Production Processes, page 180:", "text": "But whatever types he assumes, the need to have a good play which acts delightfully well before the audience, and to their delectation, is the dominant thrust. If the play acts well, the director gets the credits.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly)."], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly)."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "I believe that Bill’s stuck-up because of the way that he acts.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "He’s acting strangely—I think there’s something wrong with him.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time."], "links": [["behave", "behave"], ["certain", "certain"], ["indefinite", "indefinite"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English copulative verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn’t worry.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To convey an appearance of being."], "links": [["copulative", "copular verb"]], "raw_glosses": ["(copulative) To convey an appearance of being."], "tags": ["copulative"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with collocations"], "examples": [{"text": "act on behalf of John", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To do something that causes a change binding on the doer."], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "High-pressure oxygen acts on the central nervous system and may cause convulsions or death.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To have an effect (on)."], "links": [["on", "on"], ["upon", "upon"], ["effect", "effect"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on)."], "raw_tags": ["construed with on or upon"], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "He’s been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To play (a role)."], "links": [["role", "role"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive) To play (a role)."], "tags": ["transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "1697, Virgil, “The Second Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:", "text": "With acted fear the villain thus pursued.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To feign."], "links": [["feign", "feign"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive) To feign."], "tags": ["transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples", "en:Law"], "examples": [{"text": "A lawyer cannot act until they have been formally instructed by their client.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter."], "links": [["law", "law#English"], ["work", "work"], ["legal", "legal"], ["representative", "representative"], ["matter", "matter"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter."], "tags": ["intransitive"], "topics": ["law"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples", "en:Mathematics"], "examples": [{"text": "This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation."], "links": [["mathematics", "mathematics"], ["on", "on"], ["upon", "upon"], ["algebraic structure", "algebraic structure"], ["action", "action"], ["group action", "group action"], ["group", "group"], ["set", "set"], ["ring", "ring"], ["module", "module"], ["scalar multiplication", "scalar multiplication"], ["algebra", "algebra"], ["vector space", "vector space"], ["representation", "representation"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation."], "raw_tags": ["construed with on or upon", "of an algebraic structure"], "tags": ["intransitive"], "topics": ["mathematics", "sciences"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with obsolete senses", "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"ref": "1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: Printed for J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC:", "text": "Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To move to action; to actuate; to animate."], "raw_glosses": ["(obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate."], "tags": ["obsolete", "transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with obsolete senses", "English transitive verbs", "Scottish English"], "glosses": ["To enact; to decree."], "links": [["enact", "enact"], ["decree", "decree"], ["The Dictionary of the Scots Language", "w:Dictionary of the Scots Language"], ["Scottish Language Dictionaries", "w:Scottish Language Dictionaries"]], "raw_glosses": ["(obsolete, Scotland, transitive) To enact; to decree."], "tags": ["Scotland", "obsolete", "transitive"]}], "sounds": [{"enpr": "ăkt"}, {"ipa": "/ækt/"}, {"ipa": "/æk/", "tags": ["African-American-Vernacular-English"]}, {"audio": "en-us-act.ogg", "mp3_url": 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"be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "padzjéjničacʹ", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "падзе́йнічаць"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "právja", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пра́вя"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "vǎ́rša", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "въ́рша"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to do something", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶", "sense": "to do something", "word": "做"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to do something", "word": "行動"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "xíngdòng", "sense": "to do something", "word": "行动"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zuò", "sense": "to do something", "word": "做"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zuò", "sense": "to do something", "word": "作"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": 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{"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to do something", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "kmedeba", "sense": "to do something", "word": "ქმედება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to do something", "word": "handeln"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to do something", "word": "tun"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to do something", "word": "machen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "prátto", "sense": "to do something", "word": "πράττω"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "energó", "sense": "to do something", "word": "ενεργώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dro", "sense": "to do something", "word": "δρω"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "karm", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "कर्म"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to do something", "word": "cselekszik"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to do something", "word": "agire"}, {"alt": "こうどうする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kōdō suru", "sense": "to do something", "word": "行動する"}, {"code": "kea", "lang": "Kabuverdianu", "sense": "to do something", "word": "aji"}, {"code": "kea", "lang": "Kabuverdianu", "sense": "to do something", "word": "ají"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "haengdonghada", "sense": "to do something", "word": "행동하다"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to do something", "word": "kirin"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to do something", "word": "ago"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to do something", "word": "gero"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to do something", "word": "facio"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to do something", "word": "agéieren"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to do something", "word": "handelen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to do something", "word": "doen"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to do something", "word": "tindak"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "pravaṟttikkuka", "sense": "to do something", "word": "പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to do something", "word": "whakahohe"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "garnu", "sense": "to do something", "word": "गर्नु"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to do something", "word": "agir"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to do something", "word": "dōn"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "kardan", "sense": "to do something", "word": "کردن"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "działać"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "zdziałać"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "robić impf zrobić"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to do something", "word": "agir"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to do something", "word": "acționa"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "déjstvovatʹ", "sense": "to do something", "word": "де́йствовать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "postupátʹ", "sense": "to do something", "word": "поступа́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "délatʹ", "sense": "to do something", "word": "де́лать"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "konať"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "robiť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "delovati"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ravnati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to do something", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to do something", 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"sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "hrát"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "optræde"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "spille"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "opføre"}, {"code": "nl", "english": "on stage", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "optreden"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["general"], "word": "spelen"}, {"code": "nl", "english": "on stage", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "opvoeren"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["general"], "word": "acteren"}, {"code": "nl", "english": "on stage", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to perform a 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["masculine"], "word": "अभिनय"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "játszik"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "recitare"}, {"alt": "えんぎする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "engi suru", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "演技する"}, {"alt": "えんずる", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "enzuru", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "演ずる"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "yeon'gireul hada", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "연기를 하다"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "lîstin"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "ago"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "gero"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "tēlot"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "spillen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "igra", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "игра"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "lakon"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "abhinayikkuka", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "അഭിനയിക്കുക"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "naṭikkuka", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "നടിക്കുക"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "jogar"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "plegian"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "grać"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "atuar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "interpreta"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "igrátʹ", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "игра́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ispolnjátʹ", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "исполня́ть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["Cyrillic", "imperfective"], "word": "и̏грати"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["Roman", "imperfective"], "word": "ȉgrati"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "hrať"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "igrati"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "nastopati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "tenda"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "naṭi", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "நடி"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "naṭiñcu", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "నటించు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "hráty", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "гра́ти"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to perform a theatrical role", "word": "actio"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "gedra"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside", "sense": "to behave in a certain way"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "taṣarrafa", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "تَصَرَّفَ"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "portase"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportase"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "davranmaq"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "rəftar etmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "özünü aparmaq"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pastupácʹ", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "паступа́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pastupícʹ", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "паступі́ць"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dǎržá se", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "държа́ се"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "postǎ́pvam", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "постъ́пвам"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "postǎ́pja", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "постъ́пя"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "portar-se"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportar-se"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "為人"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wéirén", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "为人"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "chovat se"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "postupovat"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "agere"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "opføre"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "gedragen"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "optreden"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "konduti"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "toimia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "se comporter"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "portarse"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarse"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "sich benehmen"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "sich verhalten"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "symperiféromai", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "συμπεριφέρομαι"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "vyavhār", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "व्यवहार"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "viselkedik"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "fare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarsi"}, {"alt": "こうどうする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kōdō suru", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "行動する"}, {"alt": "ふるまう", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "furumau", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "振る舞う"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "haengdonghada", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "행동하다"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "cheosinhada", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "처신하다"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "kirin"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "ago"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "facio"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "geror"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "me gero"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "behuelen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "opféieren"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "se odnesuva", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "се однесува"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "mākahi (irresponsibly)"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "dōn"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "zachowywać się"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "zachować się"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "postępować"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "postąpić"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportar-se"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vestí sebjá", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себя́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "postupátʹ", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "поступа́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "postupítʹ", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "поступи́ть"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "správať sa"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "vesti se"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "obnašati se"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarse"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "tenda"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "bete sig"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "uppföra sig"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "naṭiñcu", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "నటించు"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "pravartiñcu", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "ప్రవర్తించు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "povódytysja", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пово́дитися"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vestý sebé", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себе́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "postupáty", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "поступа́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "postupýty", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "поступи́ти"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "actio"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "teeskennellä"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vestí sebjá", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себя́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "притворя́ться impf (pritvorjátʹsja, literally “to pretend”)", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "predstierať"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "hrať"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "spela"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "reageer"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "déjstvam", "sense": "to respond to information", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "де́йствам"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "handelen"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "reageren"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "toimia"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "agieren"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "kirin"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "agéieren"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "déjstvovatʹ", "sense": "to respond to information", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "де́йствовать"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "delovati"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "tenda"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "təsir etmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "vǎzdéjstvam", "sense": "to have an effect on", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "възде́йствам"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "působit"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "virke"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "werken"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "vaikuttaa"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "wirken"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "agieren"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "auswirken"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "epenergó", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "επενεργώ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "kihat"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "attuare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "regolare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "guidare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "governare"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "tesîr kirin"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "wierken"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "déngen"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "agir (sobre/em)"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vozdéjstvovatʹ", "sense": "to have an effect on", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "возде́йствовать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "déjstvovatʹ", "sense": "to have an effect on", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "де́йствовать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vlijátʹ", "sense": "to have an 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"postǎ́pvam", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "постъ́пвам"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "postǎ́pja", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "постъ́пя"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "portar-se"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportar-se"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "為人"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wéirén", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "为人"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "chovat se"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "postupovat"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "agere"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "opføre"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "gedragen"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "optreden"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "konduti"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "toimia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "se comporter"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "portarse"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarse"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "sich benehmen"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "sich verhalten"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "symperiféromai", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "συμπεριφέρομαι"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "vyavhār", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "व्यवहार"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "viselkedik"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "fare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarsi"}, {"alt": "こうどうする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kōdō suru", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "行動する"}, {"alt": "ふるまう", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "furumau", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "振る舞う"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "haengdonghada", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "행동하다"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "cheosinhada", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "처신하다"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": 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"поступи́ть"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "správať sa"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "vesti se"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "obnašati se"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarse"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "tenda"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "bete sig"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "uppföra sig"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "naṭiñcu", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "నటించు"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "pravartiñcu", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "ప్రవర్తించు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "povódytysja", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пово́дитися"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vestý sebé", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себе́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "postupáty", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "поступа́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "postupýty", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "поступи́ти"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "actio"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "teeskennellä"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vestí sebjá", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себя́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "притворя́ться impf 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"be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "padzjéjničacʹ", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "падзе́йнічаць"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "právja", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пра́вя"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "vǎ́rša", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "въ́рша"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to do something", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶", "sense": "to do something", "word": "做"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to do something", "word": "行動"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "xíngdòng", "sense": "to do something", "word": "行动"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zuò", "sense": "to do something", "word": "做"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zuò", "sense": "to do something", "word": "作"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": 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{"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to do something", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "kmedeba", "sense": "to do something", "word": "ქმედება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to do something", "word": "handeln"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to do something", "word": "tun"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to do something", "word": "machen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "prátto", "sense": "to do something", "word": "πράττω"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "energó", "sense": "to do something", "word": "ενεργώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dro", "sense": "to do something", "word": "δρω"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "karm", "sense": "to do something", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "कर्म"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to do something", "word": "cselekszik"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to do something", "word": "agire"}, 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"působit"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "virke"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "werken"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "vaikuttaa"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "wirken"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "agieren"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "auswirken"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "epenergó", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "επενεργώ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "kihat"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "attuare"}, {"code": "it", 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"působit"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "virke"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "werken"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "vaikuttaa"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "wirken"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "agieren"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "auswirken"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "epenergó", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "επενεργώ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "kihat"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "attuare"}, {"code": "it", 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"postǎ́pvam", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "постъ́пвам"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "postǎ́pja", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "постъ́пя"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "portar-se"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportar-se"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "為人"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wéirén", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "为人"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "chovat se"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "postupovat"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "agere"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "opføre"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "gedragen"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "optreden"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "konduti"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "toimia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "se comporter"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "portarse"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarse"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "sich benehmen"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "sich verhalten"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "symperiféromai", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "συμπεριφέρομαι"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "vyavhār", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "व्यवहार"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "viselkedik"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "fare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarsi"}, {"alt": "こうどうする", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kōdō suru", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "行動する"}, {"alt": "ふるまう", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "furumau", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "振る舞う"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "haengdonghada", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "행동하다"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "cheosinhada", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "처신하다"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "kirin"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "ago"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "facio"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "geror"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "me gero"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "behuelen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "opféieren"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "se odnesuva", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "се однесува"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "mākahi (irresponsibly)"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "dōn"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "zachowywać się"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "zachować się"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "postępować"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "postąpić"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportar-se"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vestí sebjá", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себя́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "postupátʹ", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "поступа́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "postupítʹ", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "поступи́ть"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "správať sa"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "vesti se"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "obnašati se"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "comportarse"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "tenda"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "bete sig"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "uppföra sig"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "naṭiñcu", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "నటించు"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "pravartiñcu", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "ప్రవర్తించు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "povódytysja", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пово́дитися"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vestý sebé", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себе́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "postupáty", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "поступа́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "postupýty", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "поступи́ти"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to behave in a certain way", "word": "actio"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "teeskennellä"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vestí sebjá", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вести́ себя́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "притворя́ться impf (pritvorjátʹsja, literally “to pretend”)", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "predstierať"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "hrať"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to convey an appearance of being", "word": "spela"}, {"code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "reageer"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "déjstvam", "sense": "to respond to information", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "де́йствам"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "handelen"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "reageren"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "toimia"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "agieren"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "kirin"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "agéieren"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "déjstvovatʹ", "sense": "to respond to information", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "де́йствовать"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "delovati"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to respond to information", "word": "tenda"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "təsir etmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "vǎzdéjstvam", "sense": "to have an effect on", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "възде́йствам"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "působit"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "virke"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "werken"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "vaikuttaa"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "actuar"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "wirken"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "agieren"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "auswirken"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "epenergó", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "επενεργώ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "kihat"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "attuare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "regolare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "guidare"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "governare"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "tesîr kirin"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "wierken"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "déngen"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to have an effect on", "word": "agir (sobre/em)"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vozdéjstvovatʹ", "sense": "to have an effect on", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "возде́йствовать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "déjstvovatʹ", "sense": "to have an effect on", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "де́йствовать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vlijátʹ", "sense": "to have an 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