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Added 1 October 2026

act

/ækt/ symbol

In Latin: āctus Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Achterhooks.

noun

Something done, a deed.
an act of goodwill
Actuality.
Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.

verb

To do something.
If you don’t act soon, you will be in trouble.
To do (something); to perform.
To perform a theatrical role.
I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.

adverb

Clipping of actually.
james did u act enjoy that juice? looked like u were gagging icl

Origin

From Middle English acte, from Old French acte, from Latin ācta (“register of events”), plural of āctum (“decree, law”), from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. Compare German Akte (“file”). Partially displaced deed, from Old English dǣd (“act, deed”).

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