react

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

An emoji used to express a reaction to a post on social media.

Synonyms

respond

reply

answer

rebel

counteract

oppose

response

counter

involuntary

reacting

reaction

reactionary

reactive

reciprocate

repercussion

repose

resist

retaliate

retort

retroact

return

spontaneous

counter to

kick against

act on

give a respond to

affect

answer back

contravene

echo

engender

feedback

flinch

Translations

réagir

reagire

reaccionar

reagieren

reageren

reagir

αντιδρώ

répondre

αντενεργώ

reaccionar

تفاعل

rispondere

tepkimek

ردّ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːˈækt/

Etymology

From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.

Sentences

Sometimes when you react to a high fastball it works out that way .