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акт — meaning in English

akt

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • action noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  • deed noun An action, especially a notable or significant one.
  • instrument noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.

Senses

акт is used for these senses in English:

  • act (countable) Something done, a deed.
  • act The process of doing something.
  • act (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
  • act (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
  • action Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
  • action (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
  • deed (legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.
  • instrument (legal) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.

act — full definition

  1. verb To do something; to take action.
  2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To behave in a particular way.
  4. noun Something done; a deed.
  5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

action — full definition

  1. noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  2. noun Exciting or fast-paced activity, especially in a film or story.
  3. noun A formal legal proceeding; a lawsuit.
  4. noun The mechanism of a device, such as a firearm or musical instrument, that makes it work.

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