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Acting vs Actable - What's the difference?

acting | actable |

As adjectives the difference between acting and actable

is that acting is temporarily]] assuming the [[duty|duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job while actable is able to be acted, as by an actor.

As a verb acting

is .

As a noun acting

is an intended action or deed.

acting

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Temporarily]] assuming the [[duty, duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
    • The Acting Minister must sign Executive Council documents in a Minister's absence.
    Acting President of the United States is a temporary office in the government of the United States.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intended action or deed.
  • Pretending.
  • (drama) The occupation of an actor.
  • (legal) The deeds or actions of parties are called actings to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deeds and actions.

    • actable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be acted, as by an actor.
    • (Tennyson)