act_as

[act_as]

Function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

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Verb
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

Verb
function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"


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Usage Examples

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

We all dream we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake.

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face which turns us from failure to success.

Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

As told in Friendship with God, if we simply decided to believe and act as if first, we're all one, and second, life is eternal, it would render virtually everything we've done all our lives pointless.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.

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