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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pursue, follow up on, act onverb

    carry further or advance

    "Can you act on this matter soon?"

  2. act onverb

    regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice

    "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

Wiktionary

  1. act onverb

    To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.

  2. act onverb

    To take action against something.

  3. act onverb

    To affect something.

ChatGPT

  1. act on

    To "act on" generally means to take action based on specific information, decision, advice, or instruction received. It often implies exerting some form of influence or impact on something or someone in accordance to a certain knowledge or data.

  2. act on

    "Act on" generally means to take action or make a decision in response to certain information, advice, a situation or a recommendation. It involves responding with practical measures or steps guided by what has been learned or observed.

Editors Contribution

  1. act on

    To take action

    They have learned to always act on their intuition as it is our soul that is connected to the universe and is always intuitive


    Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2021  

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  1. octan

  2. canto

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ACT ON in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ACT ON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ACT ON in a Sentence

  1. Jasper Lawler:

    The Chinese government have obviously decided to act on the front foot and prevent the manufacturing sector dropping into contraction, The overriding prospect of more global stimulus will boost risk-taking, push yields down and should feed through into higher demand for equities.

  2. Anna Myers:

    There are just too many cases of good people at the United Nations being crushed when they speak up about serious problems, including sexual abuse, this is outrageous. Whistleblowers will continue to carry the can alone unless member states demand the U.N. implement 21st century protections and act on issues raised.They can start by making sure that U.N. whistleblowers are protected for reporting directly to them.

  3. Paula Castro-Stops:

    They didn't make it a priority. They blamed her, they really didn't act on it.

  4. Michele Meyer-Shipp:

    It is everything : from the imagery Cynthia Matuszek company portrays, from the way Cynthia Matuszek act on social media, to the direct actions of Cynthia Matuszek employees, these are all critical things, both internally with employees and externally with consumers in the marketplace. For companies that are smart, they're going to be thinking about these things.

  5. Kamadoli Costa:

    As part of Tiffany Co.'s commitment to sustainability, we support the global movement to act on climate change. Using our brand to advocate for this important issue -- in addition to Tiffany's long-term goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 -- is one of the most important actions we can take.


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