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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Lawmakers don't have to act on the recommendations.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Marrying short videos with rapid context-switching, research suggests, interferes with our ability to act on our prior intentions.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
There could be a tendency to act on impulse or frustration, especially in close relationships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
The two haven’t talked about taking their act on the road, yet some grudge holders were acting like the sky was falling.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Marrying short videos with rapid context-switching, research suggests, interferes with our ability to act on our prior intentions.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
There could be a tendency to act on impulse or frustration, especially in close relationships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
The two haven’t talked about taking their act on the road, yet some grudge holders were acting like the sky was falling.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for act on/upon
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“Act on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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