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Princeton's WordNet

  1. act asverb

    function as or act like

    "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

  2. act, play, act asverb

    pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

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

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  1. act as

    To "act as" means to take on the role, responsibilities, or function of someone or something. It involves performing tasks or behaving in a manner that is associated with a particular position, duty, or situation. It can apply to temporary or permanent roles and can refer to a wide range of contexts, from social interactions to professional obligations.

  2. act as

    To perform a particular role or function; to behave or represent oneself in the manner of the specified role or function.

Editors Contribution

  1. act as

    To function as

    The director of the social enterprises role is to act as the leader of the team and manage the facets of the social enterprise in unity with the team


    Submitted by MaryC on May 22, 2021  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of act as in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of act as in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of act as in a Sentence

  1. President Tayyip Erdogan:

    This incident has once again shown that as a nation we should act as one heart, one body in the fight against terror. Turkey's determined and principled stance in the fight against terrorism will continue to the end.

  2. Kathy Campbell:

    Like many things associated with liver transplant, it is a bit of a balancing act, as her physician I want to do everything absolutely to keep her healthy and to try to make her growth normal and her labs as good as can possibly get them. But at the same time, the worse her labs are [and] the more stunted she is as far as her growth is, the higher her score.

  3. Mevlut Cavusoglu:

    We are asking Russia to act as a more mature state.

  4. Tulsi Gabbard:

    To try to act as if there is a difference between' civil unions' and same-sex marriage is dishonest, cowardly and extremely disrespectful to the people of Straight Hawaii, as Democrats we should be representing the views of the people, not a small number of homosexual extremists.

  5. Marcus Aurelius:

    A man when he has done a good act, does not call out for others to come and see, but he goes on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season.


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