Act on

Synonyms for "act on" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

act uponaffectapproachbear a handbear uponconcentrate oncondemndealdecreedeterminedo somethingdo something about

Strong matches (17)

doomdrawdraw onexert influencefindfind againstfind forfocus onget cozy withget with itgoinfluencelead onlift a fingerlobbylobby through
Verb(1 words)
follow up on

Related words (29)

magnetizemake advancesmake overturesmake up tomaneuveroperate onorderpass judgmentpass sentenceproceedproceed withpronouncepronounce judgmentpronounce onpull stringsreportreturn a verdictrulesentencestrike a blow
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take a handtake actiontake measurestake stepstreatutter a judgmentwire-pullwork on
Verb(1 words)

Related word relations

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4 entries

Translations

4 translations across 4 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 採取行動 /采取行动 verb (address an issue)

Finnish

1 entries
  • torjua verb (address an issue)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • לִפְעוֹל עַל verb (address an issue)

Spanish

1 entries
  • actuar en contra de verb (address an issue)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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

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

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

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

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