: the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or before cameras
1
: holding a temporary rank or position : performing services temporarily
acting president
2
a
: suitable for stage performance
an acting play
b
: prepared with directions for actors
an acting text of a play
Examples of acting in a Sentence
Noun
Her acting is unusually good in this film.
a new style of acting
Adjective
The college's acting president will be replaced with a permanent one next fall.
will serve as acting president of the university until a permanent replacement can be found
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
During his appearance on Patrick Bet-David’s podcast, the Hustle & Flow star recounted an incident where Diddy invited him to meet to work on his acting skills.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
His first acting role came in 1992 in Sally Potter’s Orlando before a slate of more significant parts in the mid-2000s.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
While those organizations can be sharply criticized for failing to act (or for acting) and while players can boycott and fans and sponsors can drop them over political disagreements, finding a legal duty on the part of those organizations is a different consideration.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
During his appearance on Patrick Bet-David’s podcast, the Hustle & Flow star recounted an incident where Diddy invited him to meet to work on his acting skills.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
His final acting role was in the movie Nightmare Cinema, a horror anthology released in 2018.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
His first acting role came in 1992 in Sally Potter’s Orlando before a slate of more significant parts in the mid-2000s.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Acting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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