Act

//ækt//

Synonyms for "act" (335 found)

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Closest matches (67)

Strong matches (101)

Noun(1 words)
enactment

Related words (167)

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Antonyms

6 entries

Synonyms

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Related terms

8 entries

coordinate

12 entries

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derived from

1 entries

distinct from

1 entries

has context

6 entries

has property

1 entries

holonym

1 entries

is a

7 entries

manner of

4 entries

meronym

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154 entries

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similar

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Translations

578 translations across 89 languages.

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Afar

1 entries
  • abto noun (deed)

Afrikaans

4 entries
  • doen verb (to do something)
  • gedra verb (to behave in a certain way)
  • optree verb (to perform a theatrical role)
  • opvoer verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Albanian

4 entries
  • kriim noun (state of existence)
  • krijimi noun (formal record of something done)
  • kryerje noun (process of doing)
  • kryrje noun (deed)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • μέρος noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • πρᾶγμα noun (deed)
  • ὑποκρίνομαι verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Arabic

4 entries
  • عَمَل noun (deed)
  • قَانُون noun (statute)
  • تَصَرَّفَ verb (to behave in a certain way)
  • مَثَّلَ verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Armenian

4 entries
  • արարք noun (deed)
  • գործողություն noun (deed)
  • գործողություն noun (process of doing)
  • գործողություն noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Asturian

4 entries
  • actu noun (deed)
  • actu noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • actuar verb (to do something)
  • actuar verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • hərəkət noun (deed)
  • iş noun (deed)
  • əməl noun (deed)
  • davranmaq verb (to behave in a certain way)

Bashkir

4 entries
  • эш noun (deed)
  • ғәмәл noun (deed)
  • уйнау verb (to perform a theatrical role)
  • эшләү verb (to do something)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • акт noun (deed)
  • акт noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • дзе́янне noun (deed)
  • дзе́янне noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • акт noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • де́йствие noun (deed)
  • де́йствие noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • деяние noun (process of doing)

Catalan

4 entries
  • acte noun (deed)
  • acte noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • actuar verb (to do something)
  • actuar verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 幕 noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • 做 verb (to do something)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 作為 /作为 noun (deed)
  • 幕 noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • 法令 noun (statute)
  • 法例 noun (statute)

Cornish

4 entries
  • akt noun (deed)
  • gwrians noun (deed)
  • ober noun (deed)
  • parth noun (deed)

Czech

4 entries
  • dějství noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • skutek noun (deed)
  • skutek noun (process of doing)
  • zákon noun (statute)

Danish

4 entries
  • akt noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • dåd noun (deed)
  • handling noun (deed)
  • agere verb (to do something)

Dutch

4 entries
  • akte noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • daad noun (deed)
  • handeling noun (deed)
  • handeling noun (process of doing)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • ir verb (to do something)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • ago noun (deed)
  • akto noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • agi verb (to do something)
  • aktori verb (to do something)

Estonian

2 entries
  • tegu noun (deed)
  • vaatus noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Ewe

3 entries
  • dɔwɔwɔ noun (deed)
  • dɔwɔwɔ noun (process of doing)
  • dɔwɔwɔ noun (formal record of something done)

Finnish

4 entries
  • laki noun (statute)
  • näytös noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • näytös noun (display of behaviour)
  • olemassaolo noun (state of existence)

French

4 entries
  • acte noun (deed)
  • acte noun (state of existence)
  • acte noun (process of doing)
  • acte noun (formal record of something done)

Friulian

1 entries
  • at noun (deed)

Galician

4 entries
  • acto noun (deed)
  • acto noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • auto noun (deed)
  • actuar verb (to do something)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ქმედება verb (to do something)

German

4 entries
  • Akt noun (deed)
  • Akt noun (process of doing)
  • Akt noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • Akte noun (formal record of something done)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌹 noun (deed)
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹 noun (deed)

Greek

4 entries
  • διάβημα noun (statute)
  • ενέργεια noun (statute)
  • πράξη noun (deed)
  • πράξη noun (process of doing)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • אקט noun (process of doing)
  • חק noun (statute)
  • מַעֲשֶׂה noun (deed)
  • מערכה noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अधिनियम noun (statute)
  • अधिनियम noun (formal record of something done)
  • कर्म noun (deed)
  • काम noun (deed)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • cselekedet noun (deed)
  • cselekvés noun (deed)
  • cselekvés noun (process of doing)
  • felvonás noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Ido

1 entries
  • ago noun (deed)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • perbuatan noun (deed)
  • perlakuan noun (deed)
  • tindakan noun (deed)
  • undang-undang noun (statute)

Italian

4 entries
  • atto noun (deed)
  • atto noun (process of doing)
  • atto noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • legge noun (statute)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 幕 noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • 法令 noun (statute)
  • 行動 noun (deed)
  • 行為 noun (deed)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries
  • aji verb (to do something)
  • ají verb (to do something)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • перде noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ទង្វើ noun (deed)

Korean

4 entries
  • 막 noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • 법령 noun (statute)
  • 행동 noun (deed)
  • 행위 noun (deed)

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • аракет noun (deed)
  • иш noun (deed)
  • иш аракет noun (deed)
  • кыймыл noun (deed)

Latin

4 entries
  • acta noun (formal record of something done)
  • āctus noun (deed)
  • ago verb (to do something)
  • ago verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Latvian

2 entries
  • cēliens noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • tēlot verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Low German

1 entries
  • Akt noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • jadnanje noun (display of behaviour)

Luxembourgish

4 entries
  • Akt noun (deed)
  • Akt noun (process of doing)
  • Akt noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • Dossier noun (formal record of something done)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • дејство noun (deed)
  • постапка noun (deed)
  • чин noun (deed)
  • игра verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Malay

4 entries
  • akta noun (statute)
  • babak noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • lakon noun (process of doing)
  • perbuatan noun (deed)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • അഭിനയം noun (display of behaviour)
  • ചെയ്തി noun (deed)
  • പ്രവൃത്തി noun (deed)
  • അഭിനയിക്കുക verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Middle English

4 entries
  • acte noun (deed)
  • acte noun (statute)
  • acte noun (process of doing)
  • acte noun (formal record of something done)

Māori

4 entries
  • manga noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • ture noun (statute)
  • mākahi (irresponsibly) verb (to behave in a certain way)
  • whakahohe verb (to do something)

Nepali

1 entries
  • गर्नु verb (to do something)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • sehemu noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • bîrname\ noun (formal record of something done)
  • hebûn noun (state of existence)
  • kar noun (deed)
  • kirin noun (deed)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • dåd noun (deed)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • akt noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Occitan

4 entries
  • acte noun (deed)
  • acte noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • agir verb (to do something)
  • jogar verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Odia

1 entries
  • ଧାରା noun (statute)

Old English

4 entries
  • dǣd noun (deed)
  • dōn verb (to do something)
  • dōn verb (to behave in a certain way)
  • plegian verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • حركت noun (deed)

Persian

3 entries
  • قانون noun (statute)
  • کار noun (deed)
  • کردن verb (to do something)

Polish

4 entries
  • akt noun (deed)
  • akt noun (statute)
  • akt noun (formal record of something done)
  • akt noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ata noun (formal record of something done)
  • ato noun (deed)
  • ato noun (state of existence)
  • ato noun (process of doing)

Romanian

4 entries
  • act noun (deed)
  • lege noun (statute)
  • acționa verb (to do something)
  • interpreta verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Russian

4 entries
  • акт noun (deed)
  • акт noun (process of doing)
  • акт noun (formal record of something done)
  • акт noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • अङ्क noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • कार्य noun (deed)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • atu noun (deed)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • achd noun (statute)
  • earrann noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • gnìomh noun (deed)
  • gnìomh noun (process of doing)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • dejstvo noun (deed)
  • čȋn noun (deed)
  • дејство noun (deed)
  • чи̑н noun (deed)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • attu noun (deed)

Sinhalese

4 entries
  • අංකය noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • ක්රියාව noun (deed)
  • නාට්යයෙහි අංකය noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • පනත noun (statute)

Slovak

4 entries
  • dejstvo noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • divadlo noun (display of behaviour)
  • skutok noun (deed)
  • skutok noun (state of existence)

Slovene

4 entries
  • dejanje noun (deed)
  • dejanje noun (process of doing)
  • dejanje noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • zakon noun (statute)

Spanish

4 entries
  • acto noun (deed)
  • acto noun (process of doing)
  • acto noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • hecho noun (formal record of something done)

Swahili

4 entries
  • kitendo noun (deed)
  • sehemu noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • tenda noun (state of existence)
  • tenda noun (statute)

Swedish

4 entries
  • akt noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • dåd noun (deed)
  • handling noun (deed)
  • handling noun (process of doing)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • batas noun (deed)
  • gawa noun (process of doing)

Tajik

1 entries
  • қонун noun (statute)

Tamil

4 entries
  • சட்டம் noun (statute)
  • செயல் noun (deed)
  • செயல் noun (process of doing)
  • நடிப்பு noun (display of behaviour)

Telugu

4 entries
  • క్రియ noun (process of doing)
  • చట్టం noun (statute)
  • చర్య noun (process of doing)
  • చేత noun (deed)

Thai

1 entries
  • องก์ noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • yamalläññe noun (deed)

Turkish

2 entries
  • perde noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • yasa noun (statute)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • акт noun (deed)
  • акт noun (deed)
  • акт noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • вчи́нок noun (deed)

Venetan

1 entries
  • ato noun (deed)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • hành vi noun (deed)
  • diễn verb (to perform a theatrical role)
  • diễn xuất verb (to perform a theatrical role)

Volapük

3 entries
  • dun noun (deed)
  • dunam noun (deed)
  • dunön verb (to do something)

Welsh

4 entries
  • act noun (deed)
  • actio noun (drama: division of theatrical performance)
  • deddf noun (statute)
  • actio verb (to do something)

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

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You must act in accordance with the rules.

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You should act more calmly.

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You are old enough to know better than to act like that.

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I'll act on your advice.

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