react

See also: React and reäct

English

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Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#REACTCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ-#REACT

From re- + actCategory:English terms prefixed with re-#ACT. Piecewise doublet of redactCategory:English piecewise doublets#REACT.

Pronunciation

Verb

react (third-person singular simple present reacts, present participle reacting, simple past and past participle reacted)Category:English lemmas#REACTCategory:English verbs#REACTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#REACTCategory:Pages with entries#REACTCategory:Pages with 2 entries#REACT

  1. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#REACT) To act in response.
    Synonym: take
  2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#REACT, now rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#REACT) To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact. [from 17th c.]
  3. (physicsCategory:en:Physics#REACT, intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#REACT) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#REACT
  4. (chemistryCategory:en:Chemistry#REACT, intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#REACT) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
  5. (chemistryCategory:en:Chemistry#REACT, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#REACT) To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.
  6. (InternetCategory:en:Internet#REACT, intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#REACT) To post a reaction (icon or emoji indicating how one feels about a posted message).

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Noun

react (plural reacts)Category:English lemmas#REACTCategory:English nouns#REACTCategory:English countable nouns#REACTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#REACTCategory:Pages with entries#REACTCategory:Pages with 2 entries#REACT

  1. (InternetCategory:en:Internet#REACT) An emoji used to express a reaction to a post on social media.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicismCategory:Portuguese pseudo-loans from English#REACTCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#REACT.

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Noun

react m (plural reacts)Category:Portuguese lemmas#REACTCategory:Portuguese nouns#REACTCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#REACTCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#REACTCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#REACTCategory:Pages with entries#REACTCategory:Pages with 2 entries#REACT

  1. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#REACT, Internet slangCategory:Portuguese internet slang#REACT) a video reviewing or responding another video (not necessarily as a real-time reaction)
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