Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
carry further or advance;
- Example: "Can you act on this matter soon?"[syn: pursue, follow up on, act on]
2. regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice;
- Example: "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
act on
v 1: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter
soon?" [syn: pursue, follow up on, act on]
2: regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain
information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on
certain moral principles"