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. He acted on my advice.

   Він діяв згідно з моєю порадою.

   deEr handelte nach meinem Rat.

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2. I will act on your advice.

   ruЯ буду действовать по вашему совету.

   deIch werde deinem Rat folgen.

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3. We need to act on this today.

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4. You should take your act on the road.

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5. Tom said that he'd act on my behalf.

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irregular

• act upрозігруватиTo misbehave; to cause trouble.
• act outрозігруватиTo perform something specific.
• act onпереслідувати, займатисяTo act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.