react

== English == === Alternative forms === reäct (rare) === Etymology === From re- +‎ act. Piecewise doublet of redact. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹiːˈækt/ Rhymes: -ækt === Verb === react (third-person singular simple present reacts, present participle reacting, simple past and past participle reacted) (intransitive) To act in response. Synonym: take (transitive, now rare) To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact. [from 17th c.] (physics, intransitive) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force (chemistry, intransitive) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition. (chemistry, transitive) To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another. (Internet, intransitive) To post a reaction (icon or emoji indicating how one feels about a posted message). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== interreact, interreaction ==== Translations ==== === Noun === react (plural reacts) (Internet) An emoji used to express a reaction to a post on social media. === Anagrams === Carte, creat, acter, Certa, carte, crate, cater, caret, Cater, Trace, trace, recta == Portuguese == === Etymology === Pseudo-anglicism. === Pronunciation === === Noun === react m (plural reacts) (Brazil, Internet slang) a video reviewing or responding another video (not necessarily as a real-time reaction)