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English verb: react | |||
| 1. | react (cognition) show a response or a reaction to something | ||
| Synonyms | respond | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something ----s to somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accept, accept, accept, acknowledge, answer, answer, bristle, consent, decline, explode, flip, flip out, go for, greet, marvel, notice, overreact, refuse, refuse, reject, resist, respond, stool, treat, wonder | ||
| 2. | react (social) act against or in opposition to | ||
| Samples | She reacts negatively to everything I say. | ||
| Synonyms | oppose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act on, buck, follow up on, go against, pursue | ||
| 3. | react (change) undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions | ||
| Samples | The hydrogen and the oxygen react. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bromate, brominate | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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