act

US /ækt/

UK /ækt/

A1

verb

  • To behave in a certain way
  • To perform on a stage or in a movie

noun

  • What someone did; action; behavior
  • A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
  • One of the parts that a stage play is divided into

Examples

Their new striker looks a class act.

The main act will come on at about ten o'clock.