acting
/'æktiɳ/
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The young actor is practicing his acting by performing a dramatic monologue on a wooden stage.
Definition
Noun:
- The performance of a part or role in a drama: The art, process, or profession of performing fictional roles in plays, films, or television.
Adjective:
- Serving temporarily, especially as a substitute: Performing the duties of an office or position for a temporary period, often when the regular holder is absent.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Her acting in the final scene was incredibly moving.
- He studied acting at a prestigious drama school.
Adjective:
- The acting manager will make the decision while the boss is away.
- She was appointed as the acting chairperson of the committee.
Advanced Usage
- "Acting out": Behaving badly or emotionally as an unconscious expression of feelings or conflicts.
- The child was acting out in class due to stress at home.
- "Acting upon": Taking action as a result of something.
- The police are acting upon the new information they received.
Variants and Related Words
- Act (verb/noun): To perform a role; a single thing done.
- Actor/Actress (noun): A person whose profession is acting.
- Action (noun): The process of doing something to achieve an aim.
Synonyms
- Noun: Performance, performing, dramatics, stagecraft.
- Adjective: Temporary, interim, provisional, caretaker.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Act up: To malfunction or behave badly.
- My computer is acting up again.
- Act for: To represent someone or perform duties on their behalf.
- This lawyer will act for you in court.
Related Idioms
- "Act one's age": To behave in a manner appropriate to one's maturity.
- He's thirty but still doesn't act his age.
- "Act the fool": To behave in a silly or foolish manner.
- Stop acting the fool and pay attention.
The young actor is practicing his acting by performing a dramatic monologue on a wooden stage.
Adjective
- serving temporarily especially as a substitute
- the acting president
Noun
- the performance of a part or role in a drama