English Explanatory Dictionary

react

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To act in response.
  2. To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.
  3. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force
  4. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
  5. To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.
  6. To post a reaction (icon or emoji indicating how one feels about a posted message).
noun
  1. An emoji used to express a reaction to a post on social media.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːˈækt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-react.wav

Word forms

react reacts reacting reacted reäct

Etymology

From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.

Synonyms

take

Related words

interreact interreaction

Derived words

autoreact backreact crossreact hyperreact immunoreact immunoreacted misreact nonreacted overreact reactability reactable reactance react Anderson react Andy reactant reacter reactive reactogenic reactome reactor underreact unreact unreacted
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