Princeton's WordNet

1. act as(verb)

   function as or act like

   "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

2. act, play, act as(verb)

   pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

   "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. act as(verb)ækt

   to replace or perform the function of

   A zebra's stripes act as camouflage.; She's acting as director while the boss is away.

• doen diensAfrikaans
• قَامَ مَقَام، عَمِلَ كَـArabic
• действам катоBulgarian
• fazer as vezes dePortuguese (BR)
• jednat jakoCzech
• fungieren alsGerman
• fungere somDanish
• εκτελώ καθήκονταGreek
• hacer de, actuar comoSpanish
• (kellenagi) tegutsemaEstonian
• به جای چیزی یا کسی عمل کردنFarsi
• virkaa toimittavaFinnish
• faire fonction deFrench
• לְשָׁמֶש כֶּ-Hebrew
• का काम करनाHindi
• vršiti uloguCroatian
• intézkedikHungarian
• bertindak selakuIndonesian
• gegna hlutverki semIcelandic
• agire da, agire in qualità diItalian
• ～の役を務めるJapanese
• 역할을 하다Korean
• dirbti (kuo), eiti pareigasLithuanian
• būt par; strādāt parLatvian
• bertindakMalay
• optreden alsDutch
• fungere somNorwegian
• pełnić funkcjePolish
• به جای چیزی یا کسی عمل کردنPersian
• دچا پر ځاي عمل كولPashto
• fazer dePortuguese
• a avea funcţia deRomanian
• замещатьRussian
• konať ako, pôsobiť ako, zastupovaťSlovak
• delovati kotSlovenian
• vršiti dužnostSerbian
• tjänstgöra somSwedish
• ปฏิบัติหน้าที่Thai
• vekalet etmekTurkish
• 擔任Chinese (Trad.)
• виступати в роліUkrainian
• کسی کے طور پرکام کرناUrdu
• thực hiện vai trò của ai/cái gìVietnamese
• 担当Chinese (Simp.)