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actest

verb, old form used with thou

«actest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«actest» means «you act», a form of «act»: To act means to do something, to take action: act quickly in an emergency. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou actest» = «you act».

Examples

Thou actest like the great calm ocean, that beckons us, and fills us with expectation--and when we embark upon thee, we sink, disappear, and cease to be. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →

Note

Today: you act.

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