Definition
To react means to respond to something that happens, often quickly or based on how you feel. In science, it also means for substances to act on each other and change chemically.
Etymology
It comes from Latin “re-” meaning “back” or “again,” and “agere,” meaning “to do or act,” through the Latin “reagere,” “to react.” The scientific use grew in the 18th and 19th centuries with chemistry.
Kelly Says
“React” literally means “act back,” which is why it’s used both for people’s emotional responses and for chemicals changing each other. The word reminds us that almost nothing happens in isolation—events push, and people and substances push back.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
reageer
re-a-GHEER
ARالعربية
يتفاعل
ya-ta-FA-al
BGБългарски
реагирам
re-a-GI-ram
BNবাংলা
প্রতিক্রিয়া করা
pro-ti-kri-ya ko-ra
CACatalà
reaccionar
re-ak-syo-NAR
CSČeština
reagovat
re-a-GO-vat
DADansk
reagere
re-a-GHE-re
DEDeutsch
reagieren
re-a-GEE-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αντιδρώ
an-di-DRO
ESEspañol
reaccionar
re-ak-syo-NAR
ETEesti
reageerima
re-a-gee-ri-MA
EUEuskara
erreakzionatu
e-re-ak-syo-NA-tu
FAفارسی
واکنش نشان دادن
va-ak-nesh ne-shan daa-dan
FISuomi
reagoida
re-a-GOI-da
FRFrançais
réagir
re-a-ZHEER
GLGalego
reaccionar
re-ak-syo-NAR
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिक्रिया करना
pra-ti-kri-ya kar-na
HRHrvatski
reagirati
re-a-GI-ra-ti
HUMagyar
reagál
RE-a-gaal
IDBahasa Indonesia
bereaksi
be-re-ak-si
ITItaliano
reagire
re-a-JEE-re
KO한국어
반응하다
ban-eung-ha-da
LTLietuvių
reaguoti
re-a-GUO-ti
LVLatviešu
reaģēt
re-ag-YET
MNМонгол
урвалц үзүүлэх
ur-valts uzuulekh
MSBahasa Melayu
bertindak balas
ber-tin-dak ba-las
MYမြန်မာ
တုံ့ပြန်သည်
tone-pyan-thi
NLNederlands
reageren
re-a-GHE-ren
NONorsk
reagere
re-a-GHE-re
PLPolski
reagować
re-a-GO-vach
PTPortuguês
reagir
re-a-ZHEER
RORomână
reacționa
re-ak-tsi-o-NA
RUРусский
реагировать
re-a-GEE-ra-vat
SKSlovenčina
reagovať
re-a-GO-vat
SLSlovenščina
reagirati
re-a-GI-ra-ti
SRСрпски
реаговати
re-a-go-va-ti
SVSvenska
reagera
re-a-GHE-ra
SWKiswahili
itikia
i-ti-KI-a
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்வினை
e-thir-vi-nai
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిస్పందించు
pra-ti-span-din-chu
THไทย
ตอบสนอง
dtorp-sa-nong
TRTürkçe
tepki vermek
tep-ki ver-MEK
UKУкраїнська
реагувати
re-a-gu-VA-ty
URاردو
رد عمل کرنا
rad amal karna
VITiếng Việt
phản ứng
fan ung