react

Definition

  • verb: to behave or change in a particular way when something happens, is said, etc.
  • verb: to exert a reciprocal or counteracting force or influence
  • often + 'to'
  • synonyms: reenact, return, recoil

Examples

  • He belonged to a group of artists who 'reacted against' convention by doing things in a completely new way.

  • Ozone is formed in the atmosphere when sunlight and hydrocarbons 'react together'.

  • The firefighters 'reacted' quickly when they heard the alarm.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) They might be very late... ...if they make it all. - I can't go in there. I can't face the bubble boy. - What's the matter? - I don't react well to these situations. My grandmother died two months early from how I reacted in the hospital. She was getting better. Then I paid her a visit. (..)
    1992 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Bubble Boy Season: 4 Episode 7