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.

Examples of act on/upon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Microsoft claims that Magma is the first AI model that not only processes multimodal data (like text, images, and video) but can also natively act upon it—whether that’s navigating a user interface or manipulating physical objects. —Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025

In those cases there is always a ceremonial president or king whose sole purpose is to act on a no-confidence vote. —Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025

Lawmakers again failed to act on the issue early this year, despite Gov. JB Pritzker’s call for a law to crack down on hemp sales, and an alternate bill to license and regulate hemp stores. —Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025

The new Dave Matthews Band No act on this year's ballot has a more rabid fanbase than Phish. —Troy Smith, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025