act on/upon

phrasal verb

acted on/upon; acting on/upon; acts on/upon

: to use (something, such as a feeling or suggestion) as a reason or basis for doing something

They never acted on the information they had.

It's okay to feel angry or jealous, but you mustn't act on those feelings.

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These smart systems can sense their environment, reason and act on it and transform industries. —

Balaji Dhamodharan, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 One critical aspect of AI deployment will be the pace at which militaries are able to act on the recommendations offered by AI tools. —

Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024 Multiple delegates were skeptical that politicians would act on any of these recommendations. —

Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024 Hamilton is accused of offering to pay recruits in exchange for committing and enrolling at FSU in 2023, inducing the recruits to act on the promise, and reneging on his promise. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for act on/upon