competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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act
noun
- The process of doing: action. See
action
- Something done: action, deed, doing, thing, work. See
do
- The formal product of a legislative or judicial body: assize, bill
1, enactment, law, legislation, lex, measure, statute. See
law
- A short theatrical piece within a larger production: sketch, skit. See
performing arts
- A display of insincere behavior: acting, disguise, dissemblance, masquerade, pretense, sham, show, simulation. See
honest, true
verb
- To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean
1, deport, do, quit. See
be
- To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of: counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. See
honest, true
- To react in a specified way: behave, function, operate, perform, work. See
action
- To perform the duties of another: function, officiate, serve. See
do, substitute
- To play the part of: do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent. See
action, performing arts, substitute
- To produce on the stage. Also used with out: do, dramatize, enact, give, perform, present
2, put on, stage. See
performing arts
phrasal verb
act up
- To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: carry on, misbehave.
Informal: cut up, horse around. See
good
- To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties: malfunction, misbehave. See
thrive
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