Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another. synonym: temporary.
- noun The occupation of an actor.
- noun Performance as an actor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Performing, or used in performing, stage-plays.
- noun The profession of an actor or player.
- Performing duty, service, or functions; specifically, performing the functions of an office or employment temporarily: as, an acting governor or mayor; an acting colonel or superintendent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Operating in any way.
- adjective Doing duty for another; officiating.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Temporarily assuming theduties orauthority of another person when they are unable to do their job. - verb Present participle of
act . - noun An intended
action ordeed . - noun
Pretending . - noun drama The occupation of an
actor . - noun law The deeds or actions of parties are called actings to avoid confusion with the legal senses of
deeds andactions .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective serving temporarily especially as a substitute
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
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Examples
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For, in truth, he is not acting in his own interest but in that of a third person, who has yet to come into existence, albeit he is under the impression that he is acting in his own But it is this very _acting in some one else's interest_ which is everywhere the stamp of greatness and gives to passionate love the touch of the sublime, making it a worthy subject for the poet.
Essays of Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer 1824
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(acting normally on the advice _acting on advice of Irish of Irish Cabinet?), but subject Cabinet_, but subject to to instructions from Imperial instructions from Imperial
The Framework of Home Rule Erskine Childers 1896
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There are some fairly creepy set pieces but nothing really stands out, the acting is average, the plot is hackneyed and derivative, the direction is average.
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Yes she will be in a horror film but her acting is the best compared to the rest of the class.
'Gossip Girl' cast: Who's picking the best movies? | EW.com 2009
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The story seems slow, subplots feel inconsequential and there as filler, and some of the acting is about as bland as a Raman noodle.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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The rest of the acting is acceptable, and Jesse Eisenberg plays a vastly different young man than he does in “Adventureland.”
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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There are some fairly creepy set pieces but nothing really stands out, the acting is average, the plot is hackneyed and derivative, the direction is average.
22 « January « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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The story seems slow, subplots feel inconsequential and there as filler, and some of the acting is about as bland as a Raman noodle.
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There's exactly the right amount of action, to me, and all the acting is at least good, sometimes very good.
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Yes, the acting is a little stuffy and the story, a blend of Sasquatch-meets-the-legendary Chupacabra, is lacking in originality.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008
dailyword commented on the word acting
Artie did this before joining The Secret Service.
December 24, 2012