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has gloss(verb) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
do, behave, act
lexicalizationeng: act
lexicalizationeng: behave
lexicalizationeng: do
has subclass(verb) act in an uncontrolled manner
act involuntarily, act reflexively
has subclass(verb) act in a funny or teasing way
joke, jest
has subclass(verb) act in a trivial or ineffective way
piffle
has subclass(verb) behave in a certain way; "make merry"
make
has subclass(verb) begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake my hand"
make as if
has subclass(verb) try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law"
fall over backwards, bend over backwards
has subclass(verb) take liberties or act with too much confidence
presume
has subclass(verb) act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"
vulgarise, vulgarize
has subclass(verb) act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
optimize, optimise
has subclass(verb) act as a medical quack or a charlatan
quack
has subclass(verb) act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
menace
has subclass(verb) act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
make
has subclass(verb) act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
swagger, bluster, swash
has subclass(verb) suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
freeze
has subclass(verb) behave extremely cruelly and brutally
wanton
has subclass(verb) act in a romantic way
romanticize
has subclass(verb) act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
sentimentize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise
has subclass(verb) spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"
bungle
has subclass(verb) engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
toy, play
has subclass(verb) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
play, act, act as
has subclass(verb) act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"
stooge
has subclass(verb) lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
lose it, break down, snap
has subclass(verb) waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
dawdle, dally
has subclass(verb) display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"
backslap
has subclass(verb) act stealthily or secretively
hugger mugger
has subclass(verb) behave saucily or impudently towards
sauce
has subclass(verb) act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
footle
has subclass(verb) act frivolously
trifle, frivol
has subclass(verb) become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
puff up, swell
has subclass(verb) accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
follow
has subclass(verb) become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"
relax, loosen up
has subclass(verb) behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
ramp, storm, rage
Meaning
Bulgarian
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Czech
lexicalizationces: způsobit
Mandarin Chinese
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Welsh
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Danish
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German
lexicalizationdeu: spielen
lexicalizationdeu: machen
lexicalizationdeu: agieren
Modern Greek (1453-)
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Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: konduti
lexicalizationepo: fari
lexicalizationepo: agi
Basque
lexicalizationeus: egin
Finnish
lexicalizationfin: tehdä
lexicalizationfin: olla
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French
lexicalizationfra: agir
lexicalizationfra: jouer
lexicalizationfra: faire
lexicalizationfra: poser
Icelandic
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Italian
lexicalizationita: fare
lexicalizationita: comportarsi
Georgian
lexicalizationkat: მოქცევა
Korean
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Dutch
lexicalizationnld: teweegbrengen
Novial
lexicalizationnov: konduita
Occitan (post 1500)
lexicalizationoci: obrar
Polish
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Portuguese
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Moldavian
lexicalizationron: acționa
Russian
lexicalizationrus: представлять
lexicalizationrus: совершать
lexicalizationrus: совершить
lexicalizationrus: производить
lexicalizationrus: ходить
lexicalizationrus: выполнять
lexicalizationrus: творить
lexicalizationrus: поставить
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Slovak
lexicalizationslk: robiť
Castilian
lexicalizationspa: construir
Thai
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Ukrainian
lexicalizationukr: робити

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