act on/upon

act on/upon
act on/upon [phrasal verb]
act on/upon (something) : to use (something, such as a feeling or suggestion) as a reason or basis for doing something

They never acted on the information they had.

We were too late to act upon his suggestion.

It's okay to feel angry or jealous, but you mustn't act on those feelings.

— see also act 6 (above), 2
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Main Entry:act

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  • act on something — ˈact on/upon sth derived to take action as a result of advice, information, etc • Acting on information from a member of the public, the police raided the club. • Why didn t you act on her suggestion? Main entry: ↑actderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • act — I n. action 1) to commit, perform an act 2) a barbaric, barbarous; courageous; criminal; foolish, rash; heroic, noble; humane; illegal; impulsive; justified; kind; overt; statesmanlike; thoughtful act (she performed an heroic act) 3) an act of… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Act of Sederunt — Act of Sederunt, in Scots law, is an ordinance for regulating the forms of judicialprocedure before the Court of Session (the supreme civil court of Scotland), passed by the Lords of Session under authority of a power originally conferred by an… …   Wikipedia

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  • Act — Act, v. i. 1. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • act upon — index execute (accomplish), operate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • act upon — act according to, function according to; set one s influence in motion …   English contemporary dictionary

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