agir

Senses

1. 1.

   to act; to take action

   to perform an action or behave in a certain way

2. 2.

   to work; to function

   to produce an effect or operate (especially of medicines, strategies, etc.)

3. 3.

   to proceed; to go ahead

   to move forward with a course of action

Examples

• "Precisamos agir rápido para resolver esse problema."

  We need to act quickly to solve this problem.

• "A polícia agiu com bravura durante a operação."

  The police acted with bravery during the operation.

• "O remédio agiu em poucas horas."

  The medicine worked within a few hours.

Usage

Common in both formal and informal contexts. Often used with adverbs like "rápido," "bem," or "mal" to specify manner. In legal/formal language, frequently appears as "agir conforme a lei" (act in accordance with the law).