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11acting — (drama schools and training) There are two routes to train for acting in the PRC: through professional and state run schools or informally. According to official figures, there were 210 educational institutions for the performing arts in 1989,… …
12acting — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, excellent, good, superb ▪ bad, poor, wooden ▪ The movie is spoiled by some very wooden acting …
13acting — [[t]æ̱ktɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films. Saffron Burrows returned to London to pursue her acting career after four years of modelling. 2) ADJ: ADJ n You use acting before the title of a… …
14acting — Doing duty for another. Officiating or holding a temporary rank or position or performing services temporarily; as, an acting captain, manager, president. Pellecchia v. Mattia, 121 N.J.L. 21, 1 A.2d 28. Performing; operating @ acting executor One …
15acting — Doing duty for another. Officiating or holding a temporary rank or position or performing services temporarily; as, an acting captain, manager, president. Pellecchia v. Mattia, 121 N.J.L. 21, 1 A.2d 28. Performing; operating @ acting executor One …
16acting — I. noun Date: 1598 the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or before cameras II. adjective Date: 1797 1. holding a temporary rank or position ; performing services temporarily < acting president > 2. a. suitable for stage… …
17acting — act|ing1 [ æktıŋ ] adjective only before noun doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts: After Smith died, she took over as acting leader of the party. acting act|ing 2 [ æktıŋ ] …
18acting — {{11}}acting (adj.) 1590s, putting forth activity, prp. adjective from ACT (Cf. act) (v.). Meaning performing temporary duties is from 1797. {{12}}acting (n.) c.1600, performance of deeds; 1660s, performance of plays; verbal noun from prp. of ACT …
19acting — Also see double acting dual acting single acting …
20Acting — Act Act, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acting}.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Self love, the spring of motion, acts …
