phrasal verb

Act on

Letter AInseparable

Act on

Take action because of something like information received

Meanings

  • Take action because of something like information received (inseparable, International English)
  • Affect (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed.
  • The medicine only ACTS ON infected tissue.
  • The authorities plan to ACT ON immediately.

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