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act as

/ act as /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
function as or act like
"This heap of stones will act as a barrier"
Type of:
serve function
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
"He acted the idiot"
"She plays deaf when the news are bad"
Type of:
act behave do
Derived:
act
Verb group:
act behave do play represent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
3
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serve function act behave do