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Definition of
ACT abbreviation
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ACT
abbreviation
abbreviation
NAmE
/
/
ˌeɪ si ˈti
/
/
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American College Test
(an exam that some
high school
students take before they go to college)
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ACT
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ACT
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act
noun
act
verb
act on
phrasal verb
act up
phrasal verb
act for
phrasal verb
act out
phrasal verb
double act
noun
speech act
noun
enabling act
noun
balancing act
noun
act of God
be/act your age
clean up your act
act/play the fool
get your act together
be/get in on the act
a hard/tough act to follow
read (somebody) the riot act
in the act (of doing something)
behave/act as if you own the place
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Phrasal verbs
act on
phrasal verb
act up
phrasal verb
act for
phrasal verb
act out
phrasal verb
Idioms
act of God
be/act your age
clean up your act
act/play the fool
get your act together
be/get in on the act
a hard/tough act to follow
read (somebody) the riot act
in the act (of doing something)
behave/act as if you own the place
do, perform, stage, etc. a disappearing/vanishing act
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Nearby words
acrylic
adjective
acrylic
noun
ACT
abbreviation
act
noun
act
verb