acting
🔒 The real picture unlocks in the dictionary app.
The meaning (definition) of the word acting
pretending to be someone in a play for others to watch
The word acting used in a sentence
“I love acting in the class play.”
How the word acting is said around the world
| French | théâtre (tay-AH-tr) |
| Spanish | actuación (ahk-too-ah-THYOHN) |
| Mandarin | 演戏 (yen shee) |
| Hindi | अभिनय (ub-hi-NUY) |
| Arabic | تَمْثيل (tam-THEEL) |
| Russian | актёрская игра (ak-TYOR-ska-ya ee-GRAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | representação (ruh-pruh-zen-tuh-SOWN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | atuação (ah-too-ah-SOWN) |
| Japanese | おしばい (oh-shee-BYE) |
| German | Schauspielen (SHOW-shpee-len) |
| Urdu | اداکاری (a-daa-KAA-ree) |
| Punjabi | ਅਦਾਕਾਰੀ (uh-dah-KAH-ree) |
| Korean | 연기 (YUHN-gee) |
| Hebrew | מִשְׂחָק (mees-KHAK) |
| Greek | ηθοποιία (ee-thoh-pee-EE-ah) |
| Dutch | toneelspelen (toh-NAYL-spay-lun) |
| Tagalog | pag-arte (pahg-AHR-teh) |
| Vietnamese | diễn xuất (zee-en SWUHT) |
| Turkish | oyunculuk (oh-yoon-joo-LOOK) |
| Persian | بازیگری (bah-zee-ga-REE) |
| Polish | granie (GRAH-nyeh) |
| Ukrainian | акторська гра (ahk-TOHR-skah HRAH) |
| Bengali | অভিনয় (oh-bhee-NOY) |
| Swedish | skådespeleri (skoh-deh-speh-leh-REE) |
| Italian | recitazione (reh-chee-tah-TSYOH-neh) |
Learn acting with pictures, sound and writing practice
Hear acting spoken aloud, trace how it is written, and explore it in 25 languages in the Little Wordsmiths dictionary.
Open the full dictionaryLittle Wordsmiths is a picture-first children's dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia in 25 languages.
Home · Dictionary · Sign in · Sign up