Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.

  2. (uncountable)Pretending.

  3. (uncountable)The occupation of an actor.

    Schauspielkunst

    актёрствоaktjórstvo, актёрское иску́сствоaktjórskoje iskússtvo

  4. (archaic, countable)An action or deed.

More definitions
  • the performance of a part or role in a drama

Examples

661 sentences
  1. Why is Tom acting like this?

    Чому Том так поводиться?

    ruПочему Том так поступает?

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  2. You were acting like a baby.

    Ти поводився, неначе мала дитина.

    ruТы вёл себя как маленький ребёнок.

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  3. Why are you acting so crazy?

    Чому ти поводишся як божевільний?

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  4. I don't like the way you're acting.

    Мені не подобається твоя поведінка.

    ruМне не нравится, как ты себя ведёшь.

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  5. Why are you acting like you don't know me?

    Чому ти поводишся так, неначе ти мене не знаєш?

    ruПочему ты ведёшь себя так, будто не знаешь меня?

    deWarum tust du so, als ob du mich nicht kennen würdest?

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
occupation of an actor:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
occupation of an actor:

Forms

plural: actings
Singularacting
Pluralactings

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • acting like a
  • acting like
  • has been acting
  • is acting like
  • been acting weird
  • stop acting like
  • acting weird
  • been acting strangely
  • acting strange
  • acting strangely
  • been acting strange
  • acting a little

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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