Vocabulary

Form

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

verb vt
N2 freq #6

Example sentences

He interpreted for me.

He acted as chairman.

He appointed John to act as his deputy.

I acted for our captain while he was in the hospital.

I am acting for my father.

I acted as a simultaneous interpreter.

The students assisted the professor in the investigation.

Olivier acted the part of Hamlet.