act on

Verb

Meaning

carry further or advance

regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pursue follow up on work control form change influence move rule keep act hit perform shape deal

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Antonyms

shun comfort discourage deter dissuade soothe

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Hypernyms

move act react oppose

Hyponyms

run down check out

Examples

Can you act on this matter soon? Source: Internet

The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles Source: Internet

A 2005 poll by fellow comedians and comedy insiders of the top 50 comedians for The Comedian's Comedian, a TV documentary broadcast on UK's Channel 4, voted the duo the seventh-greatest comedy act ever, making them the top double act on the list. Source: Internet

According to the postulates of quantum mechanics, such quantities are defined by Hermitian operators that act on the Hilbert space of possible states of a system. Source: Internet

Activists say the government must now act on the ruling by cracking down on all violating companies. Source: Internet

Adams requested Rumyantsev to ask Alexander to act on behalf of the United States in securing the release of the American sailors and ships being held by the Danish. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

act of war act of welcoming a family to their newly purchased house act of wickedness act on a matter without forethought act on it act on one's convictions