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Definitions: Act On |
Act OnVerb1. Carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?". 2. Regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| Acart | English | Federal Act on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition of October 6,1995(a);Act on Cartels(b);Cartel Act(c) | Business, Law |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: Act OnSynonyms: follow up on (v), pursue (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Defense | Stand on the defensive, act on the defensive; show fight; maintain one;s ground, stand one's ground; stand by; hold one's own; bear the brunt, stand the brunt; fall back upon, hold, stand in the gap. |
Laxity | Go beyond the length of one's tether; have one's swing, have one's fling; act without instructions, act without authority, act outside of one's authority; act on one's own responsibility, usurp authority. |
Motive | Be persuaded; yield to temptation, come round; concede; (consent); obey a call; follow advice, follow the bent,.follow the dictates of; act on principle. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Look, if you're gonna be popping up with this cryptic wise man act on a regular basis can you at least tell me your name? (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) It's ok, it's ok. We're not animals, we don't always have to act on our attractions. (When Night Is Falling; writing credit: Patricia Rozema) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shown here is President Richard Nixon signing the National Cancer Act on December 23, 1971. This is a formal setting with a row of senators visible and some other officials and dignitaries. See also AR001123.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Whitewashing Station Act on Amchitka Island Party off of EXPLORER.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Preparing white-wash for marking signal At Station ACT on Amchitka Island Party off of EXPLORER.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | The great Victorina Troupe originators and presenters of the most marvelous sword swallowing act on earth.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Cardinal J. Newman | Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish. |
Walter Savage Landor | We talk on principal, but act on motivation. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | It may act on any trustworthy modes of computation. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Other drugs act on dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps the brain fine-tune muscle movement. (references) | |
Scientists are working to develop potent pain-killing drugs that act on receptors for the chemical acetylcholine. (references) | ||
Cocaine may act on other risk factors, such as hypertension, heart disease, and vascular disease, to trigger a stroke. (references) | ||
Business | On June 10, 1994 the Act on Public Procurement went into effect. (references) | |
The Commission must act on applications within forty-five working days. (references) | ||
So it seems that a willingness to pay exists, but the proper authorities are reluctant to act on this fully. (references) | ||
Children | Spain | The 1995 Law of the Child gives legal rights of testimony to minors in child abuse cases; it also obliges all citizens to act on cases of suspected child abuse. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Uganda | There were no developments in the case of Rukungiri Assistant Resident District Commissioner (ARDC) Reverend Francis Mutazindwa who was arrested in March 2000 for failing to act on information about the activities of the Kanungu cult while he was ARDC; he was released on bail in 2000. In December 2000, the Government appointed a commission of inquiry to investigate the Kanungu killings and the operation of other religious-based NGO's; however, due to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' lack of funds, the Commission's investigation has been delayed. (references) |
Economic History | Denmark | The Consumer Ombudsman oversees compliance with the Act on Marketing. (references) |
Human Rights | Guyana | Although precinct jails are intended to serve only as pretrial holding areas, some suspects have been detained there as long as 4 years, waiting for the overburdened judicial system to act on their cases. (references) |
Korea | To investigate and redress complaints that officials of past military governments had tortured and killed prodemocracy activists, the Government enacted the Special Act on the Investigation of Suspicious Deaths. (references) | |
Minorities | Peru | Similarly, police rarely act on complaints of crimes against Afro-Peruvians. (references) |
Political Economy | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Police commonly failed to act on complaints of police brutality and rarely were held accountable for their actions. (references) |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Trinidad and Tobago signed the Uruguay Round Final Act on April 15, 1994, and became a WTO member on April 1, 1995, but is not a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. (references) | |
CZECH REPUBLIC | The incentives package was further enhanced by the new Act on Investment Incentives, effective as of May 1, 2000, which codifies, simplifies and extends the original national incentives scheme. (references) | |
Political Rights | Burma | The committee was empowered by those members-elect to act on behalf of the parliament until the parliament was convened. (references) |
Maldives | The Majlis may enact legislation into law without presidential assent if the President fails to act on the proposal within 30 days or if a bill is repassed with a two-thirds majority. (references) | |
Mexico | The legislature amended the Constitution in 2000 to allow eligible citizens who are abroad to vote in presidential elections; however, the Senate failed to act on the necessary implementing legislation that would have made overseas voting possible in the 2000 election, due to differences over the costs and requirements for voting. (references) | |
Trade | Norway | The Commercial Banking Act, the Savings Bank Act and the Act on Financing and Finance Institutions regulate banking activities. (references) |
Women | Cuba | The law establishes strict penalties for rape, and the Government appears to enforce the law; however, according to human rights advocates, the police do not act on cases of domestic violence. (references) |
Ecuador | The Government addresses such problems through its Women's Bureau; however, although the Bureau can accept complaints about abuse of women, it has no authority to act on the complaints but refers cases to the prosecutor's office. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Poland | Unions have the right to strike except in "essential services"--uniformed services, state administration, and local government--where they only have the right to protest; however, labor leaders complain that the 1991 Act on Collective Dispute Resolution prescribes an overly lengthy process before a strike may be called. (references) |
Slovak Republic | In July 2000, the Railway Workers, with the support of the International Labor Organization (ILO), appealed to the Government to amend the Act on Collective Bargaining to lower the quorum of employees necessary for the declaration of a strike and to eliminate the requirement that a list of employees participating in a strike be provided to the employer. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I shall also urge the Congress to act on several other vital pending bills-especially the civil rights measures-fair jury trials, protection of Federal rights, enforcement of equal employment opportunity, and fair housing. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | This year we must act on hospital cost containment. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expressions using "act on": act on one's own responsibility ♦ act on petition ♦ act on principle ♦ act on the authority of ♦ act on the defensive ♦ act on the square ♦ To act on ♦ To act on the offensive. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "act on"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | veproj (affect, behave, do, do with, proceed, take effect, work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | следвам (follow, imitate, pursue, read, read for, study, take), влияя (affect, influence), оказвам въздействие на, действувам съобразно с. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 批 (to act on, to ascertain, to criticize, to pass on), 捕風捉影 (chase the wind and clutch at shadows - make groundless accusations, speak or act on hearsay evidence), 代辦 (act on sb.'s behalf, do sth. for sb.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | lov om mindstestoerrelse af landbrugsejendomme (act on minimum size of farms), lov om invalidepension efter skader under militærtjeneste (federal assistance act on pensions to war victims), hvert medlem af raadet kan kun fra ét af de oevrige medlemmer modtage fuldmagt til at stemme (any member of the Council may act on behalf of not more than one other member), handle for regning af (to act on behalf of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | opvolgen (act upon, follow, observe, run after), handelen volgens (act upon, follow, observe). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | toimia vaistomaisesti (act on instinct), laki maatilojen vähimmäiskoosta (act on minimum size of farms). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | suivre (accompany, act upon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | wirken (act, appear, be at work, be effective, come across, have an effect, have effect, knit, knitting, operate, react, seem, take action, to act, to operate, to take effect, weave, work), befolgen (act upon, comply with, follow, keep, obey, observe, to follow, to obey). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κάθε μέλος του Συμβουλίου δύναται να αντιπροσωπεύσει ένα μόνο από τα λοιπά μέλη (any member of the Council may act on behalf of not more than one other member), νόμος ομοσπονδιακής πρόνοιας (federal assistance act on pensions to war victims), ενεργούν για λογαρισμό (to act on behalf of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | támadólag lép fel (to act on the offensive, to take the offensive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mengatasnamakan (act on behalf of, do in the name). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trattare per conto di (to act on behalf of), legge sulla minima unit colturale (act on minimum size of farms), Legge federale del 6 ottobre 1995 sui cartelli e altre limitazioni della concorrenza;Legge sui cartelli (Acart, Federal Act on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition of October 6), LCart (Acart, Federal Act on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition of October 6), ciascun membro del Consiglio puo'ricevere delega da uno solo degli altri membri (any member of the Council may act on behalf of not more than one other member). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 承知尽く (to act on mutual agreement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょうちづく (to act on mutual agreement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | actay onay actuar por conta de (to act on behalf of), lei sobre a dimensão mínima da propriedade agrícola (act on minimum size of farms), lei dos indivisíveis (act on minimum size of farms), cada membro do Conselho só pode representar,por delegação,um dos outros membros (any member of the Council may act on behalf of not more than one other member). (various references) acţiona cinstit (act on the square, play square), fi în defensivã (act on the defensive, be on the defensive, stand on the defensive). (various references) влиять на (affect, influenced on, influenced over, influenced upon). (various references) guiarse por (mind). (various references) lag om minimistorlek på jordbruksföretag (act on minimum size of farms), handla för ngns räkning (to act on behalf of). (various references) göre davranmak (act upon, go by). (various references) діяти відповідно до (act upon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: canto, cotan, octan. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: cant, coat, nota, taco. | |
-2 letters: act, ant, can, cat, con, cot, not, oat, oca, tan, tao, ton. | |
-3 letters: an, at, na, no, on, ta, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: action, atonic, cannot, canton, cantor, cantos, carton, cation, contra, cotans, craton, octane, octans, octant, toucan. | |
+2 letters: account, acetone, aconite, actinon, actions, atonics, auction, botanic, cantdog, cantons, cantors, caption, carotin, cartons, cartoon, cations, caution, centavo, chantor, coagent, coating, coenact, cognate, conatus, connate, contact, contain, contras, coolant, coranto, courant, cratons, enactor, faction, jaconet, lactone, nonfact, octagon, octanes, octanol, octants, paction, sacaton, tachyon, tacnode, taction, toucans, zacaton. | |
+3 letters: accentor, accounts, acetones, acetonic, aconites, aconitic, aconitum, acrodont, actinoid, actinons, agnostic, amniotic, anatomic, ancestor, anchoret, anecdota, anecdote, anoretic, anorthic, anticold, antilock, antirock, auctions, botanica, calutron, canoeist, canonist, cantdogs, cantonal, cantoned, canzonet, caponata, capstone, captions, carotene, carotins, carrotin, cartoned, cartoons, cartoony, caryotin, catenoid, cationic, cautions, cenotaph, centavos, chantors, chitosan, cilantro, citation, coacting, coaction, coagents, coapting, coasting, coatings, coattend, cocoanut, coenacts, cognates, coinmate, colorant, conation, conative, conepate, conepatl, conflate, congrats, constant, contacts, contagia, contains, continua, contract, contrail, contrary, contrast, coolants, coparent, copatron, corantos, coronate, corybant, cosecant, cotenant, cotquean, couchant, countian, courante, couranto, courants, covalent, covenant, cratonic, creation, cyanotic, daltonic, diatonic, downcast, ecotonal, ectozoan, enactors, enactory, endocast, exaction, factions, falconet, fraction, hoactzin, inaction, inchoate, invocate, jaconets, lactones, lactonic, locating, location, monastic, monocrat, narcotic, nonactor, nonfacts, notecase, occupant, oceanaut, octagons, octangle, octanols, octantal, octonary, opencast, optician, oscitant, osculant, ostracon, outdance, outrance, pactions, panoptic, platonic, portance, raincoat, reaction, romantic, sacatons, sanction, sonantic, sonicate, stockman, tachyons, tacnodes, taconite, tactions, tornadic, toxicant, traction, turncoat, uncoated, vacation, vocation, wainscot, zacatons. | |
+4 letters: abduction, abjection, accentors, accordant, accosting, accounted, accretion, aconitums, acrodonts, actinoids, actuation, acylation, addiction, adduction, advection, affection, agnostics, agonistic, aitchbone, albinotic, allantoic, ammonitic, ancestors, anchorets, anchorite, anchoveta, anecdotal, anecdotes, anecdotic, ankylotic, anorectic, anoretics, antechoir, anthocyan, anthropic, anticodon, antiknock, antimacho, antinomic, antishock, antitoxic, antonymic, auctioned, autogenic, autonomic, avocation, bandicoot, baronetcy, botanical, botanicas, calutrons, canoeists, canonists, cantaloup, cantoning, cantorial, canzonets, caponatas, capstones, captioned, carbonate, carnation, carnotite, carotenes, carrotins, cartoning, cartooned, caryotins, caseation, catamount, catatonia, catatonic, catenoids, causation, cautioned, cavorting, ceanothus, cenotaphs, cessation, chatoyant, chelation, chitosans, chromatin, chthonian, cilantros, ciliation, citations, clintonia, coactions, coagulant, coalition, coastings, coastland, coastline, coattends, cobaltine, cocaptain, cocoanuts, coenacted, coeternal, cognately, cognation, cognizant, coinmates, coitional, collating, collation, colorants, combatant, combating, complaint, compliant, conations, concavity, concordat, conepates, conepatls, confidant, conflated, conflates, conjugant, conjugate, connately, consonant, consortia, constable, constancy, constants, constrain, consulate, contacted, contactee, contagion, contagium, contained, container, continual, contracts, contrails, contralto, contrasts, contrasty, contumacy, coparents, copartner, copatrons, copayment, corantoes, cormorant, cornstalk, coronated, coronates, corposant, coruscant, corybants, cosecants, cosmonaut, cotangent, cotenants, cotqueans, countable, countably, countians, courantes, courantos, courtesan, covariant, covenants, crayonist, creations, cremation, crenation, creodonta, croissant, custodian, cutaneous, decathlon, diaconate, dictation, dictional, doctrinal, downcasts, ectozoans, education, encomiast, endocasts, evocation, exactions, factional, factoring, falconets, fictional, fornicate, fractions, furcation, geomantic, gluconate, haplontic, headcount, hoactzins, impaction, inactions, incaution, incognita, incubator, indicator, inoculant, inoculate, invocated, invocates, isooctane, lactation, locations, macintosh, manicotti, manticore, melanotic, monastics, monatomic, monocrats, mortician, mucronate, narcotics, narcotize, nectarous, nicotiana, nocturnal, nonacting, nonaction, nonactors, nonaddict, nonatomic, noncoital, noncombat, nonfactor, nonimpact, nostalgic, notchback, notecases, nucleator, obscurant, obstinacy, occupants, oceanauts, octagonal, octangles, officiant, olfaction, onanistic, onomastic, ontically, opticians, outacting, outdanced, outdances, outfacing, outpacing, outracing, outrances, pantropic, placation, plication, portances, procreant, prolactin, raconteur, raincoats, reactions, recontact, redaction, romantics, sanctions, sectional, sonicated, sonicates, stanchion, stonechat, suctional, suctorian, sycophant, syncopate, taconites, taxonomic, tenacious, thornback, tolerance, tonically, townscape, toxicants, tractions, transonic, turncoats, uncoating, undercoat, vacations, vagotonic, vasotocin, vocations, wainscots. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 74 4F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01110100 00100000 01001111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c t   O n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0074 004F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35698624980 |
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