Definition: 1. Show a response or a reaction to something. 2. Undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions. 3. Act against or in opposition to.
Use 'react' in a sentence:
1. Other medications or foods may react unfavourably with it.
2. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me.
3. This methylation of GR appears to make the individual more tuned in or sensitized to stress, so they will react to it quicker mentally and hormonally.
4. Jiang Quanbao, a population expert, explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy.
5. There'd be no telling how John would react to such news as this.
6. Congress is waiting to see how the Oval Office will react.
7. You never know how he is going to react.
8. Nod, smile and react to what you're hearing.
9. There's no telling how they'll react.
10. He could react rather jealously when and if another child comes on the scene.
11. I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
12. Some senators reacted angrily to the President's remarks.
13. There's no knowing how he'll react.
14. He could react jealously when and if another child comes on the scene.
15. I wonder how he would react if I read my newspaper out loud on the train.
16. All of us in our daily life react favourably to people who take us and our views seriously.
17. How are people expected to react?
18. My father never saved and perhaps I reacted against that.
19. The community reacted quickly and spread the word about safe sex.
20. More importantly, even the smartest computer programs can't guess and react to all the unexpected situations that educators face daily.
21. I honestly don't know how I will react the next time I meet a potentially dangerous situation.
22. I nudged her but she didn't react.
23. It is important to remember that each person reacts differently.
24. Investors reacted positively to news of the takeover.
25. It just goes to show you can't always tell how people are going to react.
26. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn't changed our nature.
27. Baby boys do not react at all to the difference and the size of the cube.
28. They'll react aggressively.
29. Most of us would maintain that physical attractiveness does not play a major part in how we react to the people we meet.
30. Nations react strongly to unauthorized overflights.
31. He reacted very badly to the radiation therapy.
32. He reacted violently only under provocation.
33. He reacted strongly against the artistic conventions of his time.
34. When babies' expectations are violated in experiments like the ones performed with the cats, they react much like their animal friends.
35. Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.
36. This fascinating experiment showed that plants not only detect and react to specific wavelengths of light, plants can also detect and react to changes in the ratio of one wavelength to another.
37. The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes.
38. It's hard to predict how a jury will react.
39. There's no saying how he'll react.
40. The crowd reacted violently.
41. How did they react when they learned the news?
42. The market reacted by falling a further two points.
43. Under normal circumstances, these two gases react readily to produce carbon dioxide and water.
44. Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals.
45. You, dear reader, encounter a Rottweiler, not on a leash but loose. How do you react?
46. Someone allergic to milk is likely to react to cheese.
47. Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust.
48. People can react badly to certain food additives.
49. I mean to say, you should have known how he would react!