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has gloss(verb) perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
move, act
lexicalizationeng: act
lexicalizationeng: move
Note: 33 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list
has subclass(verb) take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
attack, aggress
has subclass(verb) do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
alternate, take turns
has subclass(verb) do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"
force
has subclass(verb) make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
come forward, step to the fore, step up, come to the fore, step forward, come out
has subclass(verb) act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
pay back, reward, repay
has subclass(verb) practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
evade
has subclass(verb) to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
race
has subclass(verb) take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
deal
has subclass(verb) act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers"
partner
has subclass(verb) make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"
exert
has subclass(verb) act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
reciprocate
has subclass(verb) follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
go, proceed, move
has subclass(verb) nearly do something; "She came close to quitting her job"
come close
has subclass(verb) act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
interact
has subclass(verb) act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity
take time by the forelock
has subclass(verb) act together, as of organisms
coact
has subclass(verb) agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
volunteer, offer
has subclass(verb) begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
go about, set about, approach
has subclass(verb) share in something
participate, take part
has subclass(verb) behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
comport, behave
has subclass(verb) make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
seek, attempt, assay, try, essay
has subclass(verb) to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"
dare
has subclass(verb) conduct a prosecution in a court of law
prosecute
has subclass(verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
pull, commit, perpetrate
has subclass(verb) do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign, condescend, descend
has subclass(verb) act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students"
put on airs, act superior, queen it over, lord it over
has subclass(verb) make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
make a point, make sure
has subclass(verb) come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"
surprise
has subclass(verb) put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
sneak
has subclass(verb) take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
guard
has subclass(verb) act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked"
go off at half-cock, go off half-cocked
has subclass(verb) wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
wait, hold off, hold back
has subclass(verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
go along, go on, proceed, keep, continue
has subclass(verb) act in one's own or everybody's best interest; "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!"
had best, do well
has subclass(verb) continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
continue
has subclass(verb) do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
persist in, continue
has subclass(verb) finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
finish up, end up, land up, finish, wind up, fetch up
has subclass(verb) destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
disturb, interrupt
has subclass(verb) show a response or a reaction to something
react, respond
has subclass(verb) proceed (with a plan of action); "He went ahead with the project"
go ahead, plow ahead
Meaning
Afrikaans
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Standard Arabic
lexicalizationarb: عَمِلَ
Bavarian
lexicalizationbar: måcha
Catalan
lexicalizationcat: fer
Czech
lexicalizationces: chovat se
lexicalizationces: jednat
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Mandarin Chinese
lexicalizationcmn: 做
Danish
lexicalizationdan: udføre
lexicalizationdan: gøre
German
lexicalizationdeu: machen
lexicalizationdeu: veranlassen
lexicalizationdeu: erzeugen
lexicalizationdeu: produzieren
lexicalizationdeu: aufführen
lexicalizationdeu: erledigen
lexicalizationdeu: durchführen
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Modern Greek (1453-)
lexicalizationell: κάμνω
Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: fari
lexicalizationepo: agi
lexicalizationepo: konduti
lexicalizationepo: plenumi
lexicalizationepo: efektivigi
Basque
lexicalizationeus: egin
Finnish
lexicalizationfin: tehdä
lexicalizationfin: esittää
French
lexicalizationfra: faire
lexicalizationfra: produire
lexicalizationfra: poser
lexicalizationfra: jouer
lexicalizationfra: réaliser
lexicalizationfra: fabriquer
lexicalizationfra: rendre
lexicalizationfra: générer
lexicalizationfra: opérer
lexicalizationfra: construire
lexicalizationfra: agir
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Irish
lexicalizationgle: déan
Hindi
lexicalizationhin: करना
Croatian
lexicalizationhrv: činiti
Hungarian
lexicalizationhun: tesz
lexicalizationhun: csinál
Armenian
lexicalizationhye: անել
Italian
lexicalizationita: fare
lexicalizationita: effettuare
Japanese
lexicalizationjpn: 作為
Georgian
lexicalizationkat: კეთება
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Korean
lexicalizationkor: 하다
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Kölsch
lexicalizationksh: maache
Lao
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Latin
lexicalizationlat: facere
Neapolitan
lexicalizationnap: fà
Dutch
lexicalizationnld: doen
Norwegian Bokmål
lexicalizationnob: gjøre
Norwegian
lexicalizationnor: gjøre
Novial
lexicalizationnov: produkte
Papiamento
lexicalizationpap: hasi
Polish
lexicalizationpol: robić
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Portuguese
lexicalizationpor: fazer
lexicalizationpor: executar
Moldavian
lexicalizationron: face
Russian
lexicalizationrus: совершать
lexicalizationrus: производить
lexicalizationrus: делать
lexicalizationrus: представлять
lexicalizationrus: выполнять
lexicalizationrus: совершить
lexicalizationrus: играть
lexicalizationrus: сделать
lexicalizationrus: поступать
lexicalizationrus: сочинять
lexicalizationrus: действовать
lexicalizationrus: изготавливать
lexicalizationrus: выполнить
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Slovak
lexicalizationslk: robiť
Slovenian
lexicalizationslv: delati
Castilian
lexicalizationspa: hacer
lexicalizationspa: construir
lexicalizationspa: actuar
Swedish
lexicalizationswe: göra
lexicalizationswe: gå
Kiswahili
lexicalizationswh: fanya
Turkish
lexicalizationtur: yapmak
Ukrainian
lexicalizationukr: діяти
lexicalizationukr: чинити
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Vietnamese
lexicalizationvie: làm
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opposite(verb) resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
forbear, refrain
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