react
verb (used without object)
to act in response to an agent or influence.
reacted
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past participleof react.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof react.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reactverb (used without object)to act in response to an agent or influence.
Example Sentences
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While Coxon said explicitly in his posts that his warnings were "not marketing", some executives and investors in Silicon Valley have reacted with scepticism to a recent flurry of insiders sounding the alarm.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
When the half-century-old neighborhood staple Pizzamania burned to the ground, the Whittier community reacted with an outpouring of grief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Kristersson, dogged by scandals during his term, reacted sharply.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
PI16+ fibroblasts also reacted differently to inflammatory signals than other fibroblast populations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
He reacted to that insult, from his point of view, proportionately.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
