What does react mean?
Definitions for react
riˈæktre·act
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Princeton's WordNet
react, respondverb
show a response or a reaction to something
react, opposeverb
act against or in opposition to
"She reacts negatively to everything I say"
reactverb
undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions
"The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
Wiktionary
reactverb
To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.
reactverb
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.
reactverb
To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To REACTverb
To return the impulse or impression.
Etymology: re and act.
The lungs being the chief instrument of sanguification, and acting strongly upon the chyle to bring it to an animal fluid, must be reacted upon as strongly. Arbuthnot.
Cut off your hand, and you may do
With t’ other hand the work of two;
Because the soul her power contracts,
And on the brother limb reacts. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.
Webster Dictionary
Reactverb
to act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome
Reactverb
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
Reactverb
to act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition
Freebase
React
React is Erick Sermon's fifth album. It received mediocre critical and commercial success despite featuring the single "React" which was a Rhythmic Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 hit. John Bush of Allmusic describes it as being a "hardcore follow-up to his 2001 crossover hit Music" as well as commenting on its "dark tone" and "raw raps".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
React
rē-akt′, v.t. to act anew.—v.i. to return an impulse in the opposite direction: to act mutually on each other.—n. Reac′tion, action resisting other action: mutual action: backward tendency from revolution, reform, or progress.—adj Reac′tionary, for or implying reaction.—n. one who attempts to reverse political action.—n. Reac′tionist.—adj Reac′tive.—adv. Reac′tively.—ns. Reac′tiveness, Reactiv′ity.
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Rank popularity for the word 'react' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4415
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Rank popularity for the word 'react' in Verbs Frequency: #611
Anagrams for react »
caret
cater
crate
recta
trace
carte
creat
creta
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of react in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of react in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of react in a Sentence
I just play the game man. Read and react, it may not be the right play, but I just play. Some guys can make the play and some guys can't. But I know I can make certain plays and some guy cannot, so I just go for it.
Unlike the Houston Astros hitters, nobody hit the garbage bins for us. We had to react to pitches on skill with no warning and we won.”
The psychological aspect is one area where you can't compromise because... there were obviously circumstances that happened up there where if you had somebody that didn't have that mental toughness and started to react poorly, that really could've brought down the whole mission.
I've been getting better on how I react. I do it automatically, sometimes when somebody says a joke, it actually feels great now. Before it felt weird to not smile. Smiling with both sides of my mouth at same time, I feel I'm one of the other people who smiles right.
I hope this movie can be a gut check and a visceral reminder to people of the danger from quakes, but then that people will also do a head check about how they can really be prepared…to react by looking at some good research and using their heads about the dangers we really face.
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