Definition of REACT

react

Plural: reacts

Verb

Verb Forms: reacted, reacting, reacts

  • To respond or behave in a particular way to a stimulus or situation.
  • show a response or a reaction to something
  • act against or in opposition to
    • "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
  • undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions
    • "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
  • To act in response.
  • To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.
  • To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force
  • To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
  • To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.
  • 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.

Examples

  • Every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.
  • How did she react to the news?
  • My opponent didn’t even REACT when I played ZAX, clearly unaware of its high-scoring potential.
  • Sad reacts only

Origin / Etymology

From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.

Synonyms

oppose, respond, take

Scrabble Score: 7

react: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
react: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
react: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

react: valid Words With Friends Word