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Definition react in British English

react verb

[intransitive] verb
/riˈækt/

▪ adversely, angrily, badly, unfavourably, violently

1

to behave in a particular way because of something that is happening around you or something that someone is doing to you

Example

I wasn't sure how you would react.

Example

Workers reacted angrily to the news of more job losses at the factory.

Example

When the parliament formally criticized him, Yeltsin reacted by threatening to close it down.

Example

The software enables the computer to interpret messages and react accordingly.

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2

if a chemical substance reacts with another substance, it changes as they are mixed together

Example

Car emissions react with sunlight to form ozone.

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3

to become ill when you eat a particular food or take a particular drug

Example

Some children react badly to antibiotics.

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Definition react in British English