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  1. pursue, follow up on, act onverb

    carry further or advance

    "Can you act on this matter soon?"

    Synonyms:
    engage, pursue, quest for, prosecute, quest after, follow up on, follow, go after

  2. act onverb

    regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice

    "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

    Synonyms:
    follow up on, pursue

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#6220engage
#7546pursue
#24818prosecute

How to use act on in a sentence?

  1. The Omani Shed:

    To accomplish our dreams, we must act on achieving gaols

  2. Jennifer Cassetta:

    Listen and act on your intuition, if you don't feel safe, even for an instant, leave the event... right away.

  3. Patrick Kennedy:

    Parity got kicked down the track until the Obama administration could get the Affordable Care Act on track.

  4. Bob Cousy:

    It was a selfish act on my part, it was,' I got ta get this out of my way so I can cross it off my list.'.

  5. Mitt Romney:

    While hitting familiar Republican points criticizing the size of the federal debt, Romney at times sounded like a Democrat, calling for President Barack Obama and other leaders in Washington to act on common liberal priorities such as climate change, poverty and education. ‘I'm one of those Republicans who thinks we are getting warmer and that we contribute to that.


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