act on

act on, upon

vb (intr, preposition)

1. to regulate one's behaviour in accordance with (advice, information, etc.)

2. to have an effect on (illness, a part of the body, etc.)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	act on - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" follow up on, pursue run down, check out - trace; "We are running down a few tips" react, oppose - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
	2.	act on - regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

Translations

? act on

vi +prep obj

(= affect) → wirken auf (+acc); the yeast acts on the sugar to produce alcohol → die Hefe wirkt auf den Zucker ein und führt zur Alkoholbildung

(= take action on) warning, report, evidence → handeln auf (+acc) → … hin; suggestion, advice → folgen (+dat); orders → handeln aufgrund von; acting on information received, the police … → die Polizei handelte aufgrund der ihr zugegangenen Information und …; acting on an impulse → einer plötzlichen Eingebung gehorchend or folgend; did you act on the letter? → haben Sie auf den Brief hin etwas unternommen?