act

English

/ækt/, /æk/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) Something done, a deed.
  • (obsolete) Actuality.
  • (theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.
  • (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
  • The process of doing something.
  • (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
  • (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
  • (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
  • (countable) Any organized activity.
  • (countable) A display of behaviour.
  • A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
  • (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French acte (do, perform) derived from Latin ācta (register of events, register of public events, negotiations, transactions) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (drive, lead, push, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive, lead, push, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

Emoji
🚂

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