act on

1. To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.

   The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant.

2. To act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse.

   He keeps telling me about wanting to make a move, but he hasn't worked up to acting on it yet.

3. To take action against something.

   World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change.

4. To affect something.

   Different drugs act on different parts of our body in many different ways.

5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, on.

1. I will act on your advice.

   Я буду действовать по вашему совету. — sharptoothed

   deIch werde deinem Rat folgen. — al_ex_an_der

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2. I'll act on your advice.

   Я сделаю так, как ты посоветовал. — odexed

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3. I acted on his advice.

   Я поступил согласно его совету. — sharptoothed

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4. I acted on instinct.

   Я действовал инстинктивно. — odexed

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5. We need to act on this today.

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неправильный

• act upпредставить, представлятьTo misbehave; to cause trouble.
• act outпредставить, представлятьTo perform something specific.
• act onпреследовать, следоватьTo act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.