Examples:
She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role.
She acts deaf when the news is bad.
Don't believe her, she's just acting upset.
He acted in Julius Caesar.
She is acting as chair.
This dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people.
She acted out what had happened earlier that day.
This heap of stones will act as a barrier.
Mappings:
VerbNet: masquerade-29.6
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: act.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
act_as 1, 2
act_out 1, 2
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] ACT
Examples:
Think before you act.
They only listen but never act.
He acted upon the advance information.
Can you act on this matter soon?
The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles.
You should act like an adult.
Please act responsibly.
The Institute has failed to act fairly and in accordance with the appraisal procedure.
The breaks of my new car act quickly.
An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Conduct,Intentionally_act
PropBank: act.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 7, 8
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
act_on 1, 2
Examples:
The children acted up when they got bored.
My arthritis is acting up again.
The study found that alcohol abuse was strongly related to acting out among young CSP clients.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
act_up 1, 2