how to pronounce acted

/ˈæktɪd/

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acted is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of acted in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… government also acted aggressively to …”

meanings of acted

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of act.

acted frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word acted occurs in english on average 13.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.