act+upon

  • 1act upon — index execute (accomplish), operate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2act upon — act according to, function according to; set one s influence in motion …

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  • 3act upon — verb To act on the basis of information received or deduced. The policeman decided to act on the basis of his informants phone call …

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  • 4act upon — 1. Influence, effect, have influence upon. 2. Induce, actuate …

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  • 5act\ upon — действовать в соответствии с чем л. The committee acted uрon the suggestions the exрerts made …

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  • 6act — [[t]æ̱kt[/t]] ♦ acts, acting, acted 1) VERB When you act, you do something for a particular purpose. The deaths occurred when police acted to stop widespread looting and vandalism... [V adv/prep] I have no reason to doubt that the bank acted… …

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  • 7act — 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… …

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  • 8upon — up|on [ ə pan ] preposition *** 1. ) on LITERARY on or onto something: Shadows were flickering upon the studio floor. He believes we were put upon this earth for a purpose. 2. ) used after some verbs instead of on FORMAL used after some verbs… …

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  • 9act — {{11}}act (n.) late 14c., a thing done, from O.Fr. acte (official) document, and directly from L. actus a doing, a driving, impulse; a part in a play, act, and actum a thing done, originally a legal term, both from agere to do, set in motion,… …

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  • 10act on sth — UK US act on sth Phrasal Verb with act({{}}/ækt/ verb [I] (also act upon sth) ► to do something because you have been advised or told to do it: »There have been concerns as to why the Board didn t act on a recommended pay raise. act on… …

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