verb
1. carry further or advance (Freq. 5)
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Can you act on this matter soon?
• Syn: ↑pursue, ↑follow up on
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice (Freq. 2)
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The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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act on
1. To exert an influence on
2. To act in accordance with
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Main Entry: ↑act
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ˈact on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they act on he/she/it acts on present participle acting on past tense acted on past participle acted on] phrasal verb
to do something because you have been given information, advice, or orders
I’m acting on the advice of my lawyers.
They were acting on the instructions of senior managers.
Thesaurus: to react to somethingsynonym
Main entry: act
Useful english dictionary. 2012.