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Acted vs Performed - What's the difference?

acted | performed |

As verbs the difference between acted and performed

is that acted is (act) while performed is (perform).

acted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (act)

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    ACT

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a federal territory of Australia.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the (term).
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    • Coordinate terms

    * (American College Test) SAT , GMAT , MCAT , DAT

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    performed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perform)

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    perform

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do something; to execute.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
    • , title= The Adaptable Gas Turbine , passage=Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo'', meaning ''vortex , and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.}}
  • To do something in front of an audience, often in order to entertain it.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Perform a part thou hast not done before.

    Derived terms

    * performance * performant * performative * performator * performer

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