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English

act on

verb

Meaning

  1. To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
  2. To take action against something.
  3. To affect something.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pursue(English)follow up on(English)act upon(English)take action(English)action(English)deal in(English)go on(English)choose(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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