act
- noun
- /ækt/
- In the third act, it happen.
- first act
- second act
- final act
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Watch on YouTubeWe're going to do the entire second act as walruses.
- We're going to do the entire second act as walruses.
- And so, but then the third act shocks me.
- We're between the first act and the second act and there's no rush.
- On breaks this one reads Four Saints in three Acts by Stein.
- It's a scene in the last act of the play.
- If you see a pistol in the first act and the third will be fired.
- The the ACT ends with a couplet.
- OK, so and apparently it was really a three act play where I you were.
- But with act three, it's seen a ton of rework.
Examples
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It's a scene in the last act of the play.
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We're between the first act and the second act and there's no rush.
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OK, This is what Act One looks like.
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OK, This is what Act one looks like.
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The second act needs work.
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The third act of that script was awful.
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Each of these themes is organized in three acts similar to those in a play.
Academic text (2008) -
Oh, this is the third act of that Pixar movie.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the last act of the evening, Alpha Chiro.
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The director praised the cast for their performance in the act that depicted the tragic climax of the story.
Idioms
- Informal
To be organized, prepared, and able to manage tasks and problems
- Offensive
Behave in a very dramatic, demanding way to get special treatment
- Offensive
To behave in a greedy and messy way, often when eating with others
- Offensive
To behave rudely and foolishly in a way that annoys or embarrasses people
- Offensive
To behave in a silly way without thinking when nervous or tired
- Offensive
To wait for someone else to have a problem so you can gain from it
- Offensive
Behave loudly and show off, for example by shouting or flashing money in Britain
- Offensive
To behave loudly and show off to impress other people in an annoying way
- Offensive
Behave in a sad, lonely way that makes you look awkward with other people
- Offensive
Behave in a very rude and thoughtless way that upsets other people
- Offensive
Behave in a rude, annoying, and foolish way toward other people
Compounds
- NSFW
A violent act against ordinary people to frighten others for political, religious or other beliefs
- NSFW
Planned violent action to make people afraid for political, religious or other ideas
- Informal
A situation of managing two or more important things at the same time, like work and family
- Specialized
A natural event like a flood or earthquake that cannot be prevented by people
- UK
A former English law that required crowds to leave when a local official read a formal announcement
- Informal
A situation where a person manages several important tasks at once, often with difficulty
- Formal
A U.S. federal law that punishes organized crime and lets authorities seize money and property
A United States law that requires courts to approve spying on foreign people or groups
A law that puts a paid official stamp on newspapers and legal papers in the American colonies which causes protests
United States law from 1970 used to fight organized crime by giving stronger punishments
A United States law that makes workplaces safer by setting safety rules and making sure employers follow them
- Offensive
A nickname for a law that extends copyright to help large media companies like Disney
- Formal
Former US law that let manufacturers require shops to sell goods at a minimum price
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Etymology
Act comes from the Latin actus, meaning 'a doing' or 'movement'. So in a play an act is a main part of the story — a big 'doing' or section of the drama.