act (1) — EN↔HI

1 [I] act (on something) to do something; to take action कुछ करना; कोई क्रिया करना, कार्रवाही करना

The doctor knew he had to act quickly to save the child.

2 [I] act as something to perform a particular function कोई विशेष काम करना; किसी विशेष उद्देश्‍य से काम करना, विशेष कर्तव्य निभाना

The man we met on the plane to Tokyo was kind enough to act as our guide.

3 [I] to behave in the way that is mentioned किसी विशेष तरीक़े से व्‍यवहार करना

Stop acting like a child!

Although she was trying to act cool, I could see she was really upset.

4 [I, T] to perform in a play or film किसी नाटक या फ़िल्‍म में अभिनय करना

I acted in a play at school.