| react | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| ~ treat | regard or consider in a specific way.; "I treated his advances as a joke" |
| ~ bristle | react in an offended or angry manner.; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program" |
| ~ flip out, flip | react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way.; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" |
| ~ overreact | show an exaggerated response to something.; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy" |
| ~ answer | react to a stimulus or command.; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch" |
| ~ accept | be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal.; "The cow accepted the bull" |
| ~ stool | react to a decoy, of wildfowl. |
| ~ respond | respond favorably or as hoped.; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy" |
| ~ greet | react to in a certain way.; "The President was greeted with catcalls" |
| ~ explode | show a violent emotional reaction.; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" |
| ~ accept | react favorably to; consider right and proper.; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care" |
| ~ answer | respond to a signal.; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone" |
| ~ refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards.; "he declined to join the group on a hike" |
| ~ consent, go for, accept | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
| ~ marvel, wonder | be amazed at.; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" |
| ~ acknowledge, notice | express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with.; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ refuse, reject, resist | resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" |
| v. (social) | 2. oppose, react | act against or in opposition to.; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ act on, follow up on, pursue | carry further or advance.; "Can you act on this matter soon?" |
| ~ buck, go against | resist.; "buck the trend" |
| v. (change) | 3. react | undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions.; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ bromate, brominate | react with bromine. |
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