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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
/ rɪˈækt /
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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of react1
Example Sentences
But higher wages pushes up running costs for firms, which can react by reducing hiring, giving lower pay rises to other workers or raising prices for customers.
Data breaches are getting so common that it can be hard to know how to react when it happens to you.
The brain reacts to these chatbots the way it reacts to a close friend mixed with an immersive videogame, according to Dr. Nina Vasan, director at Stanford Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab for Mental Health Innovation.
Even under anaesthesia, it reacts: heart rate rises, hormones surge, blood pressure spikes.
They were forced to react, quickly, by selling bonds so they could buy more stocks, in order to restore their stock exposure to its target levels.
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