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react

[ ree-akt ]

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verb (used without object)

to act in response to an agent or influence:
How did the audience react to the speech?
to act reciprocally upon each other, as two things.
to act in a reverse direction or manner, especially so as to return to a prior condition.
to act in opposition, as against some force.
to respond to a stimulus in a particular manner:
reacting to a shock by jumping; to react to the word “coward” with anger.
to undergo a chemical reaction.

react

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verb

intr; foll by to, upon etc (of a person or thing) to act in response to another person, a stimulus, etc, or (of two people or things) to act together in a certain way
intrfoll byagainst to act in an opposing or contrary manner
intr physics to exert an equal force in the opposite direction to an acting force
chem to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction

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Word History and Origins

Origin of react¹

First recorded in 1635–45; re- + act, probably modeled on Medieval Latin reagere

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Word History and Origins

Origin of react¹

C17: from Late Latin reagere , from re- + Latin agere to drive, do

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The FA has now come under pressure to follow suit, as sports bodies react to the Supreme Court ruling.

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But perhaps that resistance is missing the broader picture - or reacting not to the model itself, but to poor implementations of it.

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Many in Israel reacted with alarm, saying it was evidence of what appeared to be an unprecedented effort to overstep the powers of the domestic intelligence agency.

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Everybody reacted the way we thought they might, and people are still watching it.

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Financial therapy is a way to help you untangle all of that so you can find a healthy way to relate and react to money.

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