Act and Be to

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

Be to and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Be to" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Be to

Be to verb - To behave toward in a stated way.
Usage example: you need to be nice to your brother
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Synonyms for Be to

Act and be to are semantically related. You can use "Act" instead a verb phrase "Be to".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Radio / The Jack Benny Program Day You know, Dennis, lots of people think you act strange, and I may be to blame.
  • Upon which, her final act would be to turn the "Trigger" on it/herself and perish.
  • Our Elves Are Better And we act as arrogant and snotty (not to say plain genocidal) towards them as any good elf would be to humans.
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