act on/upon

phrasal verb

acted on/upon; acting on/upon; acts on/upon

: to use (something, such as a feeling or suggestion) as a reason or basis for doing something

They never acted on the information they had.

It's okay to feel angry or jealous, but you mustn't act on those feelings.

Examples of act on/upon in a Sentence

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For instance, countries that still punish homosexuality with the death penalty get more deductions than countries that have the death penalty but don’t act on it. —Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024

Her voice was her way out, first with a traveling act on the Black vaudeville circuit that her brother also was in. —Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024

The review did not conclude that Gruenberg failed to act on the allegations reported by the Journal. —Katanga Johnson, Fortune, 7 May 2024

The House will hold votes later Monday evening, after which Greene could act on the motion, though she’s made no announcements. —Rachel Scott, ABC News, 6 May 2024

The Marin County District Attorney’s Office charged Smith on Wednesday with committing a lewd act upon a child younger than 14, a felony, and several related counts. —Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024

The war in Ukraine galvanized Mr. Taylor to act on a larger scale. —Vivien Fellegi, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024

Its complex effects have been tied to mitragynine and other alkaloids — chemical compounds containing nitrogen — that act on systems in the brain and body. —Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024

This underscores the need to act on areas where broad political support on climate action already exists and then build on that momentum. —TIME, 22 Apr. 2024