in the act

in the act

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in stressed th ee akt]
- /ɪn stressed ði ækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in stressed th ee akt]
- /ɪn stressed ði ækt/

Definitions of in the act words

adverb in the act committing a crime 1
preposition in the act (Idiomatic) In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence. 0

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Parts of speech for In the act

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of In the act

in the act popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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