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.
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Konyndyk also noted that USAID employees can’t act on the waivers if they are locked out of their government systems or placed on administrative leave.
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Lauren Kent, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Some of the confusion of JOBZ was on display during the Litchfield City Council meeting as the council listened to, but did not act on, a request from Meeker Cooperative Light and Power Association to have the utility’s new building site east of Litchfield declared a JOBZ tax-free zone.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
When you’re done with Nicholas Sparks and ABBA, start with Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece of unrequited love, the story of two people (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who can’t act on their undeniable chemistry.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
The committee could also choose not to act on it at all, effectively killing it.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Some of the confusion of JOBZ was on display during the Litchfield City Council meeting as the council listened to, but did not act on, a request from Meeker Cooperative Light and Power Association to have the utility’s new building site east of Litchfield declared a JOBZ tax-free zone.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
When you’re done with Nicholas Sparks and ABBA, start with Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece of unrequited love, the story of two people (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who can’t act on their undeniable chemistry.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
The committee could also choose not to act on it at all, effectively killing it.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for act on/upon
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“Act on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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