Definitions for act on
act on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pursue, follow up on, act onverb

   carry further or advance

   "Can you act on this matter soon?"

2. act onverb

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

   "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. act onverb

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

2. act onverb

   To take action against something.

3. act onverb

   To affect something.

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1. act on

   To "act on" generally means to take action based on specific information, decision, advice, or instruction received. It often implies exerting some form of influence or impact on something or someone in accordance to a certain knowledge or data.

2. act on

   "Act on" generally means to take action or make a decision in response to certain information, advice, a situation or a recommendation. It involves responding with practical measures or steps guided by what has been learned or observed.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. act on

   To take action

   They have learned to always act on their intuition as it is our soul that is connected to the universe and is always intuitive

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2021  

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Anagrams for act on »

1. octan

2. canto

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of act on in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of act on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of act on in a Sentence

1. Ravi Gupta:

   We need these early warning systems and to act on what we find.

2. Noah Bookbinder:

   Because of the very real concerns about apparent failures to disseminate and act on intelligence in the leadup to the January 6 insurrection, this memo raises important questions about the intent behind the change, the origins of it, and the effect this policy change had on intelligence dissemination, the January 6 select committee should consider these questions.

3. Courtney Brown:

   The data is sad and distressing, but the fact that we now have the data, we can’t hide and say we don’t know anymore, now we need to act on the data.

4. Jasper Lawler:

   The Chinese government have obviously decided to act on the front foot and prevent the manufacturing sector dropping into contraction, The overriding prospect of more global stimulus will boost risk-taking, push yields down and should feed through into higher demand for equities.

5. Sasja Beslik:

   If this is a symptom of a bigger problem, it could cost a lot of money and could affect the share quite a lot, and then we have to decide how to act on this -- if we should keep the share or sell.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=act on
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Act_on
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com