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in the act of

in the act of
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in stressed th ee akt uhv, ov]
    • /ɪn stressed ði ækt ʌv, ɒv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in stressed th ee akt uhv, ov]
    • /ɪn stressed ði ækt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of in the act of words

  • expression in the act of while committing: crime, transgression 1
  • phrase in the act of You say that someone was in the act of doing something to indicate what they were doing when they were seen or interrupted. 0

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Parts of speech for In the act of

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

in the act of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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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