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acting upon

acting upon is the present participle and gerund of act upon.

Meaning of act upon

Verb

act upon (third-person singular simple present acts upon, present participle acting upon, simple past and past participle acted upon)

  1. To take action on the basis of information received or deduced.
    • The policeman decided to act upon the informant's phone call.

Questions about acting upon

What is acting upon the present participle and gerund of?
Acting upon is the present participle and gerund of act upon.

Words near acting upon in the dictionary

  1. acting the hypocrite
  2. acting the jennet
  3. acting the jinnet
  4. acting the maggot
  5. acting up
  6. acting upon
  7. actings
  8. actinia
  9. actiniae
  10. actinian
  11. actinians

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