Reacted React Riˈækt Residents News Change People Verb
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react
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(verb)
Phonetic
/riˈækt/ /riˈækt/
Example
i nudged her but she didn't react.
you never know how he is going to react.
he would have reacted in the same way.
local residents have reacted angrily to the news.
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react
(verb)/riˈækt/ /riˈækt/
Verb Forms
to change or behave in a particular way as a result of or in response to something
I nudged her but she didn't react.
You never know how he is going to react.
He would have reacted in the same way.
Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.
The market reacted by falling a further two points.
The army has reacted to the situation by increasing investment in recruitment.
Her family reacted with horror when she told them.
Residents have reacted with fury to the news.
Extra Examples
His insensitive remarks hurt and she reacted accordingly.
The committee reacted positively to the proposals.
The government reacted by increasing taxation.
The industry has been slow to react to these breakthroughs in technology.
The police must be able to react swiftly in an emergency.
people who react positively to change
to become ill after eating, breathing, etc. a particular substance
Some patients may react adversely.
People can react badly to certain food additives.
People react differently to these drugs.
to experience a chemical change when coming into contact with another substance
Silicon reacts chemically like carbon.
Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust.
When an acid and an alkali react together the result is a salt and water.
Word Origin
mid 17th cent.: from re- (expressing intensive force or reversal) + act, originally suggested by medieval Latin react- ‘done again’, from the verb reagere.
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