react
US /riˈækt/
Definition
show a response or a reaction to something
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
How did the customers react to the new price list?
Word Family
Synonyms
- respondshow a response or a reaction to something
- replya statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
Collocations
- Easy react quickly to dangerto react quickly to danger, meaning to show a response or a reaction to something
- Medium react positively to client suggestionsto react positively to client suggestions, meaning to show a response or a reaction to something
- Hard overreact to short-term market fluctuationsto overreact to short-term market fluctuations, meaning to show an exaggerated response to something
- Very Hard react with quiet indignation to the verdictto react with quiet indignation to the verdict, meaning to show a response or a reaction to something
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