"act" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

act verbo

act + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 5
ability to act • time to act • failure to act • act out one's fantasies • act out one's part
verbo + act
Kolokacji: 46
stop acting • study acting • start acting • begin acting • become acting • appointed acting • fail to act • pursue acting • continue acting • ...
act + preposición
Kolokacji: 49
act out • act against • act upon • act up • act within • ...
act + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 259
act quickly • act alone • act independently • act accordingly • act responsibly • act decisively • act differently • act properly • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 70
(2) alone, solely, entirely
Kolokacji: 3
(5) responsibly, irresponsibly
Kolokacji: 2
(15) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(16) appropriately, inappropriately
Kolokacji: 2
(20) suspiciously, suspicious
Kolokacji: 2
(24) beautifully, cute
Kolokacji: 2
(26) occasionally, frequently
Kolokacji: 2
(27) weird, actually, bizarrely
Kolokacji: 3
(29) rashly, prudently, imprudently
Kolokacji: 3
(32) hastily, precipitately
Kolokacji: 2
(35) boldly, heroically
Kolokacji: 2
(36) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
(39) honorably, dishonorably, nobly
Kolokacji: 3
(40) cool, coldly
Kolokacji: 2
(41) instinctively, spontaneously
Kolokacji: 2
(46) consistently, inconsistently
Kolokacji: 2
(47) unethically, ethically
Kolokacji: 2
(49) nervous, annoyed
Kolokacji: 2
(50) selfishly, arrogantly
Kolokacji: 2
(54) regularly, officially
Kolokacji: 2
(55) vigorously, energetically
Kolokacji: 2
(56) pre-emptively, preemptively
Kolokacji: 2
(57) temporarily, continuously
Kolokacji: 2
(58) expeditiously, efficiently
Kolokacji: 2
(60) bravely, courageously
Kolokacji: 2
(62) harshly, cruelly, kindly
Kolokacji: 3
(63) voluntarily, willfully
Kolokacji: 2
1. act voluntarily = działaj dobrowolnie act voluntarily
  • "In those cases, I hope we can depend on management to act voluntarily," the text said.
  • Their argument is that since people won't co-operate, won't act for the public interest voluntarily, we've got to force them to.
  • Under the agency's review process, the ban on those uses would not take effect until the spring of 1991, unless the manufacturers act voluntarily.
  • "The city was obviously not prepared to act voluntarily, and the judge had shown tremendous patience until now," he said.
  • In a theoretical free society, all individuals act voluntarily, having the freedom to obtain the power and resources to fulfill their own potential.
  • But he has refrained from introducing any legislation, hoping that television executives would act voluntarily.
  • He said this could be achieved by the press itself, acting voluntarily, "which would protect citizens from lies or manipulation of information."
  • It must be shown that the plaintiff acted voluntarily in the sense that he could exercise a free choice.
  • It could also be argued that the doctor was not acting voluntarily.
  • The plaintiff must act voluntarily, so any person who has no choice as to whether they enter premises is not volenti.
2. act willfully = działaj uparcie act willfully
(64) shocked, scared
Kolokacji: 2
(67) embarrassed, calmly
Kolokacji: 2
(68) globally, internationally
Kolokacji: 2
(69) impeccably, perfectly
Kolokacji: 2
(70) favorably, affirmatively
Kolokacji: 2

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