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re⋅act
[ree-akt]
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to act in response to an agent or influence: How did the audience react to the speech? |
| 2. | to act reciprocally upon each other, as two things. |
| 3. | to act in a reverse direction or manner, esp. so as to return to a prior condition. |
| 4. | to act in opposition, as against some force. |
| 5. | to respond to a stimulus in a particular manner: reacting to a shock by jumping; to react to the word “coward” with anger. |
| 6. | to undergo a chemical reaction. |
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React
Re*act"\, v. t. To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.React
Re*act"\, v. i. 1. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state. 2. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
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Language Translation for : react
Spanish:
reaccionar,
German:
reagieren,
Japanese:
反応する
Main Entry: re·act
Pronunciation: rE-'akt
Function: intransitive verb
1 : to respond to a stimulus
2 : to undergochemical reaction react transitive senses
: to cause to react <react a base and an acid to form a salt>
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react re·act (rē-ākt')
v. re·act·ed, re·act·ing, re·acts
- To act in response to a stimulus.
- To undergo a chemical reaction.
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