MOVE vs ACT: NOUN
- An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver.
- A participant's turn to make a play.
- The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.
- An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.
- A change of residence or location.
- A particular manner of moving.
- The act or an instance of moving.
- A change of position that does not entail a change of location
- The act of changing location from one place to another
- The act of changing your residence or place of business
- (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
- The act of deciding to do something
- A part or division of a play performed consecutively or without a fall of the curtain, in which a definite and coherent portion of the plot is represented: generally subdivided into smaller portions, called scenes.
- The soul, according to the Aristotelians, is the act, that is, is the entelechy or perfect development of the body. So God is said to be pure act, for Aristotle says, “There must be a principle whose essence it is to be actual (η%148ς ἠ ον)σία ἐνε)ργεια),” and this is by many writers understood to mean “whose essence is to be active.” In the phrase in act, therefore, act, though properly meaning actuality, is often used to mean activity.
- A state of real existence, as opposed to a possibility, power, or being in germ merely; actuality; actualization; entelechy.
- An exertion of energy or force, physical or mental; anything that is done or performed; a doing or deed; an operation or performance.
- A second act (1890) which provided for an annual appropriation, to be increased in ten years from $15,000 to a permanent sum of $25,000 from the proceeds of the sale of public land, for the more complete endowment of these institutions. This income could be applied only to instruction (with facilities) in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language, and other branches directly related to industrial life.
- A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose.
- The actor or actors presenting such a performance.
- A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation.
- One of the major divisions of a play, opera, or film.
- A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.
- A statute or other law formally adopted by a legislative body.
- Something done that has legal significance.
- Something done or performed; a deed.
- The process of doing or performing something.
- A manifestation of insincerity
- A subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
- A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- Something that people do or cause to happen
MOVE vs ACT: VERB
- Give an incentive for action
- Change location; move, travel, or proceed
- Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- Follow a procedure or take a course
- Be in a state of action
- Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
- Cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
- Arouse sympathy or compassion in
- Go or proceed from one point to another
- Have a turn; make one's move in a game
- Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
- Progress by being changed
- Live one's life in a specified environment
- Dispose of by selling
- Behave unnaturally or affectedly
- Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- Perform on a stage or theater
- Play a role or part
- Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- Discharge one's duties
- Be suitable for theatrical performance
- Be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
- Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
MOVE vs ACT: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To cause (the bowels) to evacuate.
- To dispose of by sale.
- To make formal application to (a court, for example).
- To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure.
- To cause to function.
- To arouse the emotions of; affect or stir.
- To prompt to action; rouse.
- To dislodge from a fixed point of view, as by persuasion.
- To cause to progress or advance.
- To change the course of.
- To change (a piece) from one position to another in a board game.
- To cause to go from one place to another.
- To change the place or position of.
- To evacuate. Used of the bowels.
- To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure.
- To stir the emotions.
- To be active in a particular environment.
- To initiate an action; act.
- To exhibit great activity or energy.
- To be put in motion or to turn according to a prescribed motion. Used of machinery.
- To be disposed of by sale.
- To progress toward a particular state or condition.
- To progress in sequence; go forward.
- To be copied or moved by means of a movement transformation to a new position in syntactic structure.
- To go from one residence or location to another; relocate.
- To change position on a board in a board game.
- To start off; depart.
- To change posture or position; stir.
- To follow a specified course.
- To change in position from one point to another.
- To produce an effect.
- To serve or function as a substitute for another.
- To operate or function in a specific way.
- To carry out an action.
- To appear or seem to be.
- To behave affectedly or unnaturally; pretend.
- To perform in a dramatic role or roles.
- To behave or comport oneself.
- To behave in a manner suitable for.
- To behave like or pose as; impersonate.
- To perform (a role) on the stage.
- To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of.
MOVE vs ACT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Propose formally
- Make one's move in a game
- Have a turn
- Move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- Change location
- (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
- Often the one desired or expected
- Have an effect or outcome
- Conduct or comport oneself
- Show a certain behavior
- Behave in a certain manner
- A trademark for a standardized college entrance examination.
- He is a man of sentiment, and acts up to the sentiments he professes. Sheridan, School for Scandal, i. 2. Synonyms Act, Work, Operate. These words agree in expressing the successful exertion of power. In their intransitive use they are sometimes interchangeable: as, a medicine acts, works, or operates; a plan works or operates. Where they differ, act may more often refer to a single action or to the simpler forms of action: as, a machine works well when all its parts act. Act may also be the most general, applying to persons or things, the others applying generally to things. Operate, may express the more elaborate forms of action. Work may express the more powerful kinds of action: as, it worked upon his mind.
- To perform as an actor; represent a character; hence, to feign or assume a part: as, he acts well; he is only acting.
- To be employed or operate in a particular way; perform specific duties or functions: as, a deputy acts for or in place of his principal; he refused to act on or as a member of the committee.
- To exert influence or produce effects: perform a function or functions; operate: as, praise acts as a stimulant; mind acts upon mind; the medicine failed to act; the brake refused to act, or to act upon the wheels.
- To put forth effort or energy; exercise movement or agency; be employed or operative: as, to act vigorously or languidly; he is acting against his own interest; his mind acts sluggishly.
- To do something; exert energy or force in any way: used of anything capable of movement, either original or communicated, or of producing effects. Specifically
- To put in action; actuate.
- To perform the office of; assume the character of: as, to act the hero.
- To represent by action; perform on or as on the stage; play, or play the part of; hence, feign or counterfeit: as, to act Macbeth; to act the lover, or the part of a lover.
- To do, perform, or transact.
- (abbreviation) Australian Capital Territory
- (idiom) (get (one's) act together) To get organized.
- (idiom) (get into the act) To insert oneself into an ongoing activity, project, or situation.
- (idiom) (clean up (one's) act) To improve one's behavior or performance.
- (idiom) (be in on the act) To be included in an activity.
- (initialism) A certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
- (initialism) Australian Capital Territory, a federal territory of Australia.
MOVE vs ACT: RELATED WORDS
- Incite, Motivate, Impress, Affect, Strike, Prompt, Travel, Motion, Movement, Displace, Act, Run, Propel, Proceed, Go
- Bit, Operation, Routine, Represent, Roleplay, Process, Dissemble, Enactment, Pretend, Turn, Work, Play, Move, Do, Behave
MOVE vs ACT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Relocate, Step, Push, Motivate, Impress, Affect, Strike, Prompt, Travel, Motion, Movement, Displace, Act, Run, Propel
- Human activity, Human action, Cognitive process, Number, Bit, Operation, Routine, Represent, Process, Enactment, Pretend, Turn, Work, Play, Move
MOVE vs ACT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- So this one might move away like that, and the one that I circled in the orange might move away like this.
- Rotate the traverse handwheel clockwise to move the turret to the right and counter clockwise to move the turret to the left.
- The first player is only able to move the marker horizontally, and the second player can only move the marker vertically.
- When her owner, Todd, tells her not to move, she literally cannot be made to move, even by you, the player.
- Their employees can help you select the right truck size for your move to save you cost on your move.
- We need your help to move school items, furniture and books into the mall area, to get ready for our move!
- High Street is in trouble, all of this story we know, but the point is how to move, and move quickly.
- If you are not happy, move out of this country and move NOW so you will feel better!
- You move for a million reasons, and at Hazelview Properties, every move matters.
- Anything you can move for a profit, we move it.
- Act and Transport Planning and Coordination Act so that you may apply for a Qld driver licence.
- Cases construing the Indemnification Act have made it clear that the Act will be applied broadly.
- Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act, please supply me with the following records.
- The Dictionary Act is an act prescribed by Congress that defines terms when they are not otherwise defined.
- Act supplants common law as it relates to manufactured homes and that the Act is not retroactive.
- Bribery Act, the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, and other similar applicable law.
- Congress passed the bipartisan Government Perfonnance and Results Act This Act.
- Tribal Tax Status Act and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
- College Board, while the ACT is administered by ACT Inc.
- Act if they had complied with the Charities Act requirements.
MOVE vs ACT: QUESTIONS
- How does consciousness move through levels of wakefulness?
- How do proteins move through the endoplasmic reticulum?
- What happens to continents when tectonic plates move?
- Should teachers move districts after leaving school?
- Does the International Space Station actually move?
- How did ancient Egyptian move around transportation?
- Why do American companies move production overseas?
- Can You Move Mountains with bismillahirrahmanirrahim?
- Where can I find the move deleter and the move relearner?
- Where can I find the move reminder and the move delete?
- What is the Consumer Protection Act and the FAIS Act?
- What did the Quota Act and the National Origins Act do?
- What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Clayton Act?
- What does it mean to act drunk but trying to act sober?
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA)?
- Should I buy Barron's Act Premium Study Guide or ACT prep?
- Does the Charities Act apply to accounts not audited under Companies Act?
- What does the Prep Act add to Public Health Service Act?
- Does Columbia University superscore Act and ACT scores?
- What was the purpose of the Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Act?