"acting" meaning in English

See acting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-acting.ogg [US] Forms: act [canonical], acts [third-person, singular], acted [past], acted [past, participle], acting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|act}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of act.
    Sense id: simple-acting-en-verb-SCqFufDV
  2. An acting director, president, head, etc. is in the position until the regular person returns to the job.
    Sense id: simple-acting-en-verb-bG3N4wKw
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