act

B1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ækt/US /ækt/

Meaning

noun
a particular thing that somebody does
You have committed a serious criminal act.
verb
to do something for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation
act to do something, It is vital that we act to stop the destruction of the rainforests.

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As it turns out, all the great inspiring leaders and organizations in the world, whether it's Apple or Martin Luther King or the Wright brothers, they all think, act and communicate the

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and when the company believes something, we should go act on it.

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Amnesty mobilizes thousands of people who have never been tortured or imprisoned for their beliefs to act on behalf of those who have.

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