Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
present participle and gerund of act
adj
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn action or deed. · Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action. · Pretending. · The occupation of an actor.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin āctus Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act English -ing English acting From act + -ing.
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