the performance of a part or role in a drama

serving temporarily especially as a substitute; " the acting president"

of Act

Operating in any way.

Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent.

Operating; doing the duties of another, as those of an official; as, the acting chairman.

Action: act of performing an assumed or a dramatic part.

Playing a part.

Operating; officiating; doing ( service) in place of another.

Action; performance.

In actual discharge of the duties of an office.

Action; performance of an assumed or dramatic part.

If I could but explain to him how I have been acting a part towards him- all for his good!" – Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Samuel Warren

Might not she too have been acting! – The Shepherd of the North by Richard Aumerle Maher

She was always acting. – Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Augustus J. C. Hare

The third time it was pulled through by extraordinary efforts on the part of the acting- manager, Ambivius Turpio. – Latin Literature by J. W. Mackail

He seemed quite ignorant and innocent, till I took it from him; and then he put it off with a laugh, acting his part with so much address, that it was hardly possible for me to be angry with him; so that we remained good friends, and he accompanied me on board to dinner. – A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 by James Cook

You need not hold me, she added to the two men from outside, who were acting as guards. – The Front Yard by Constance Fenimore Woolson

We've been acting like fools. – Cord and Creese by James de Mille

She is acting all the time. – Prince Fortunatus by William Black

Acting on the hint, Sir Norman seized the lamp burning on the table, and started on the search. – The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming

He rose, and walked quietly in with the slow careful acting of one who knows that his every action is watched, and, wondering at his friend's change, the doctor rose and followed. – The Rajah of Dah by George Manville Fenn

The way to be sure of acting this part is to pray for him. – Friendship by Hugh Black

That's what I call acting like a gentleman, that is. – The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking

And you, acting as my agent, have read them. – King of the Castle by George Manville Fenn

I am but acting towards you as you would have done by me. – The Prime Minister by W.H.G. Kingston

I heard Aunt Amy say the other day that she didn't think it was right for children to see acting, and Mother always does the opposite to what Aunt Amy says, so p'r'aps it will be all right. – Jeremy by Hugh Walpole

It is this very acting. – The Reform of Education by Giovanni Gentile

It was all a kind of play- acting, very pleasant if you'd nothing better to do, and that was all. – Masterman and Son by W. J. Dawson

Yes; he was in the habit of acting for his very old friend Mr. John Grey. – Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

Consult with me before acting. – Youth Challenges by Clarence B Kelland

He appeared to be in a reverie, and the younger lady glanced across at him, as she answered: " I am afraid that he is only acting blind!" – Bijou by Gyp