react

re·act  (r-kt)

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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react

Verb

1. (of a person or thing) to act in response to another person, a stimulus, or a situation

2. react against to act in an opposing or contrary manner

3. Chem to undergo a chemical reaction

4. Physics to exert an equal force in the opposite direction to an acting force [Late Latin reagere]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	react - show a response or a reaction to something respond treat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke" bristle - react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program" flip out, flip - react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" overreact - show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy" answer - react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch" accept - be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull" stool - react to a decoy, of wildfowl respond - respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy" greet - react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls" explode - show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" accept - react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care" answer - respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone" refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" marvel, wonder - be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" acknowledge, notice - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" refuse, reject, resist - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
	2.	react - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" oppose act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" act on, follow up on, pursue - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" buck, go against - resist; "buck the trend"
	3.	react - undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" bromate, brominate - react with bromine

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react

verb respond, act, proceed, behave, conduct yourself

Translations

react [riːˈækt] vi → reaccionar

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react [riːˈækt] vi → réagir

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react [riːˈækt] vi to react (to) (also Med) → reagieren (auf +acc);

(Chem);

to react (with) → reagieren (mit);

to react (against) (= rebel) → sich wehren (gegen)

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react [riːˈækt] vi → reagire