act on meaning
EN- VerbBFto act on
- To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
- The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant.
- To take action against something.
- World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change.
- (medicine) To affect something.
- Different drugs act on different parts of our body in many different ways.
- To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
Definition of act on in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Phrases
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs
- Verbs
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (on)
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrases
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "act on" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb.