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react
[ree-akt]
verb (used without object)
to act in response to an agent or influence.
How did the audience react to the speech?
to act reciprocally upon each other, as two things.
to act in a reverse direction or manner, especially so as to return to a prior condition.
to act in opposition, as against some force.
to respond to a stimulus in a particular manner.
reacting to a shock by jumping; to react to the word “coward” with anger.
to undergo a chemical reaction.
react
/ ɪˈæ /
verb
(intr; foll by to, upon etc) (of a person or thing) to act in response to another person, a stimulus, etc, or (of two people or things) to act together in a certain way
to act in an opposing or contrary manner
(intr) physics to exert an equal force in the opposite direction to an acting force
chem to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of react1
Example Sentences
"They didn't even get a chance to react," another doctor, who was in a nearby building, said.
Last night, US diplomats reacted coolly to the first reports of the Israeli strikes.
The country's leader, Kim Jong Un, had reacted furiously to the warship's failed launch in May, and demanded it be quickly repaired.
His father said no-one seemed to react to what was unfolding in front of their eyes as he remembered rushing to his son's side to put him in a recovery position.
Ibarra leaves room for improvisation as a way for the performers to react to what they are encountering.
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