react
verb (used without object)
to act in response to an agent or influence.
reacts
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present tense formof react (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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These results may surprise you, given that the stock market typically reacts poorly to economic-policy uncertainty.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
In the show’s version of King’s infamous shower scene, where Carrie reacts to her first period with hysteria and gets pelted with tampons and pads, her tormentors also aim their phone cameras at her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Roy Keane: Foden gets up and reacts obviously, so he's sent off.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
When someone loses weight, the body reacts as if it were a threat to survival.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
My body reacts before my mind does and I’m running out the door, across the lawns of the Victor’s Village, into the dark beyond.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
