react

Definition of React in English :

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Verb

1. react, respond

show a response or a reaction to something

respond

2. oppose, react

act against or in opposition to

Example Sentences:
'She reacts negatively to everything I say'

oppose

3. react

undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions

Example Sentences:
'The hydrogen and the oxygen react'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

React

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verb

1. (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

2. (intransitive; foll by against)

to act in an opposing or contrary manner

3. (intransitive) physics

to exert an equal force in the opposite direction to an acting force

4. chemistry

to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction

React

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verb intransitive

1.

to act in return or reciprocally

2.

to act in opposition

3.

to act in a reverse way; go back to a former condition, stage, etc.

4.

to respond to a stimulus; be affected by some influence, event, etc.

5. Chemistry

to act with another substance in producing a chemical change

verb transitive

6.

to cause to react; specif., to produce a chemical change in

React

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v. re·act·ed, re·act·ing, re·acts

v.intr.

1. To act in response to or under the influence of a stimulus or prompting: reacted strongly to the sarcastic tone of the memorandum.

2. To act in opposition to a former condition or act: composers who reacted against romanticism.

3. To act reciprocally or in return.

4. Chemistry To undergo a reaction: Methane reacts with hydroxyl to produce formaldehyde.

v.tr.
Chemistry

To cause (a substance or substances) to undergo a reaction.

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