Act on

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.

    "The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant."

  2. 2
    carry further or advance wordnet
  3. 3
    To act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.

    "He keeps telling me about wanting to make a move, but he hasn't worked up to acting on it yet."

  4. 4
    regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice wordnet
  5. 5
    To take action against something.

    "World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change."

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  1. 6
    To affect something.

    "Different drugs act on different parts of our body in many different ways."

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