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react

/rɪˈækt/

/riˈækt/

Translations

reactverb

reacted

Past Simple

reacted

Past Participle

reacting

Gerund

/rɪˈækt/

/riˈækt/

She didn't know how to react when she heard the unexpected news.

Elle ne savait pas comment réagir quand elle a entendu la nouvelle inattendue.

Synonyms

respond to

take action

Antonyms

reactverb

To respond to a stimulus or situation.

She didn't know how to react when she heard the unexpected news.

To undergo a chemical change as a result of interacting with another substance.

The two chemicals will react when mixed, producing a gas.

To act in response to an event or situation, often with a particular emotion or behavior.

He tends to react angrily when criticized.