Reacted React Riˈækt I Nudged Change People Verb

• local residents have reacted angrily to the news.
• i nudged her but she didn't react.
• you never know how he is going to react.
• the market reacted by falling a further two points.

react

1. to change or behave in a particular way as a result of or in response to something
• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.
• I nudged her but she didn't react.
• You never know how he is going to react.
• The market reacted by falling a further two points.
2. to become ill/sick after eating, breathing, etc. a particular substance
• People can react badly to certain food additives.
3. to experience a chemical change when coming into contact with another substance
• Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust.
• When an acid and an alkali react together the result is a salt and water.

Extra Examples

• Her family reacted with horror when she told them.
• His insensitive remarks hurt and she reacted accordingly.
• Many young people react against traditional values.
• Silicon reacts chemically like carbon.
• 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
• I nudged her but she didn’t react.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they react
• he / she / it reacts
• past simple reacted
• past participle reacted
• -ing form reacting

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.