to act as

Examples

• All

• In this test, each team must act as a single unit to avoid obstacles, retrieve the sweet rock and return to the nest.

  The Ant Bully (2006)

• And yet we are acting as if it's business as usual.

• We need to think and act as one species.

  Harvard University

• I asked the target to act as bait on the road.

  Fixation (2022)

• I promise you, we will act as gently as the situation allows.

  The Quiet American (1958)

• The hospital administrators could likely act as change agents within their respective organizations.

  Academic text (2015)

• As music educators, we must act as advocates for ourselves and our content area.

  Academic text (2015)

• The university supervisor was expected to act as a resource, mentor, and evaluator.

  Academic text (2011)

• Booms float on the surface and act as barriers to prevent oil from spreading.

  Academic text (2012)

• The children must act as leaders during the group project to guide their classmates.

Synonyms

S

to serve

vsto act as

∞ 1.7

To work for someone or act in an official role, often in the military

focuses on acting in a role or capacity rather than general employment

P

to perform

vsto act as

∞ 1.3

To do a task or duty

emphasizes behaving in a specific role rather than just doing tasks

F

to function

vsto act as

441 2.6

To work in a particular role or job

is about behaving or filling a role rather than only working

A

to act

vsto act as

279 1.0

Have an effect or work in a certain way

covers serving or behaving in a role generally, not only temporary effects

B

to be

vsto act as

225 1.0

Act as a character in a play or film

relates to actual role or capacity in real situations, not only acting

E

to exercise

vsto act as

98 3.3

Carry out the duties of a job or role

is about occupying or behaving in the role rather than task execution

P

to play the role of

vsto act as

36 3.0

To act as a character in a play or as someone in a real situation

applies more broadly to real role or capacity beyond staged parts

S

to sit in for

vsto act as

24 4.2

To take someone's place for a short time and do their job

is broader, covering normal role or capacity not only temporary replacement

T

to take on the role

vsto act as

10 3.1

Accept a job, responsibility, or part in a play

is about serving or behaving in that position rather than only starting it

A

acting

vsto act as

3 3.7

Temporarily doing the job of the usual person

is the general idea of serving or functioning in a role, not only temporary fill

How Well

to perform

∞ 1.3

to function

441 2.6

to act as

199 2.6

to stand in

115 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology