react
To act in responseTo act in response.
» Tom barely had time to react.
У Тома майже не було часу на те, щоб зреагувати.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To act in response.
How did she react to the news?
реаги́роватьreagírovatʹ, отреаги́роватьotreagírovatʹ, среаги́роватьsreagírovatʹ
show a response or a reaction to something
(intransitive)To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force
Every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.
reagieren
реагува́тиreahuváty, відреагува́тиvidreahuváty, зреагува́тиzreahuváty
(intransitive)To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
реаги́роватьreagírovatʹ, прореаги́роватьproreagírovatʹ, среаги́роватьsreagírovatʹ
act against or in opposition to
(transitive)To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.
undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions
(Internet, intransitive)To post a reaction (icon or emoji indicating how one feels about a posted message).
(archaic, transitive)To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.
Examples
292 sentencesTom barely had time to react.
У Тома майже не було часу на те, щоб зреагувати.
Tom isn't sure how to react.
Том не певен, як реагувати.
How did he react to the bad news?
Як він відреагував на погану новину?
ruКак он отреагировал на плохие новости?
deWie hat er auf die schlechten Nachrichten reagiert?
Tom didn't expect Mary to react like she did.
Том не очікував, що Мері відреагує таким чином.
ruТом не ожидал от Мэри такой реакции.
deTom hätte nicht gedacht, dass Maria so reagieren würde.
How did Tom react?
Як відреагував Том?
ruКак отреагировал Том?
deWie hat Tom reagiert?
Translations
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Origin
From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.
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Forms
reacts, reacting, reacted, reactedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle