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  1. pursue, follow up on, act onverb

    carry further or advance

    "Can you act on this matter soon?"

    Synonyms:
    engage, pursue, quest for, prosecute, quest after, follow up on, follow, go after

  2. act onverb

    regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice

    "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

    Synonyms:
    follow up on, pursue

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#1164follow
#6220engage
#7546pursue
#24818prosecute

How to use act on in a sentence?

  1. Ravi Gupta:

    We need these early warning systems and to act on what we find.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    I don't think it's going to happen. I think we ought to focus just as I said on trying to forge consensus so we can move forward, the courts have decided traditional marriage still is a hugely important element of a just, loving society and we should respect people that have long-term loving relationships and allow people to act on their conscience.

  3. Ritholtz Wealth CEO Josh Brown:

    If enough people believe it's time to rein in their spending -- and then act on that belief -- it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

  4. Melvin Freeman:

    As a developing country, South Africa is least likely to respond to sick people. We have little option but to act on the prevention side.

  5. Greta Thunberg:

    He is of course obviously not doing enough but... this is such a huge problem, my message to all the politicians is the same, to just listen to the science, act on the science.


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