react

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹiːˈækt/ See IPA manual

Freq #4677

Meanings

1

verb
To behave in a particular way because of something that has happened.

How did she react to the news?
2

verb
(chemistry) To change when combined with another substance.

Sodium reacts violently with water.
3

verb
To act in opposition to something you dislike.

Many young people react against their parents' rules.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to behave in a particular... respond

3 verb · to act in opposition to... oppose

Word family

Forms reactedreactingreacts

Derived forms autoreactbackreactcrossreacthyperreactimmunoreactimmunoreactedmisreactnonreactedoverreactreactabilityreactablereactance

Related forms interreactinterreaction

Etymology

From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.

*h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# react

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹiːˈækt/
**Frequency rank:** 4677

## Meanings
1. To behave in a particular way because of something that has happened.
2. (chemistry) To change when combined with another substance.
3. To act in opposition to something you dislike.

## Examples
- How did she react to the news?
- Sodium reacts violently with water.
- Many young people react against their parents' rules.

## Derived Forms
- autoreact
- backreact
- crossreact
- hyperreact
- immunoreact
- immunoreacted
- misreact
- nonreacted
- overreact
- reactability
- reactable
- reactance

## Related Forms
- interreact
- interreaction

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂eǵ-
- Affix: re- - again

## Etymology
From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.

## AI Etymology
React comes from re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact. Modern senses include to behave in a particular way because of something that has happened. and (chemistry) To change when combined with another substance.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as autoreact, backreact, crossreact, hyperreact, immunoreact, and immunoreacted and related forms such as interreact and interreaction.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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