React Meaning
/ɹiːˈækt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo act in response.
verbTo act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.
Sentence Examples
Training conditions workers to react quickly to an emergency.
Cause and effect react upon each other.
I nudged her but she didn't react.
CEFR Practice Quiz
When you mix baking soda and vinegar, the mixture will ____ quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The chemical will ____ violently with water and must be stored in a completely dry environment.
Word Origin & History
From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It is somewhat extraordinary, that the offence for which James II, was expelled, that of setting up power by assumption, should be re-acted, under another shape and form, by the parliament that expelled him."
— 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
When you mix baking soda and vinegar, the mixture will ____ quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The chemical will ____ violently with water and must be stored in a completely dry environment.