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React

riˈakt

React definitions
verb
react reacted reacting reacts
  1. act in response to something; respond in a particular way

    "he reacted angrily to the news of his dismissal"

    behave act take it conduct oneself proceed rebel against oppose revolt against rise up against
    • respond with hostility or a contrary course of action to

      "they reacted against the elite art music of their time"

    • experience allergic or other adverse physiological effects after ingesting, inhaling, or touching a substance

      "many babies react to soy-based formulas"

    • (of share prices) fall after rising

      "the shares reacted to 222p before rallying to 228p"

  2. interact and undergo a chemical or physical change

    "the sulphur in the coal reacts with the limestone during combustion"

    • cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical or physical change by interacting with another substance

      "in the new process the ammonia will be reacted with oxygen"