See Also: react(medicine)
react(dictionary)
react(dictionary)

react (oh)



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1 ?behaviour/feelings?
2 ?chemicals?
3 ?prices?
4 ?become ill?
Phrasal verbs
react against something
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?BEHAVIOUR/FEELINGS?
to behave in a particular way or show a particular emotion because of something that has happened or been said
-see also respond respond react to
::How did Wilson react to your idea?
::He reacted angrily to the suggestion that he had lied.
::She reacted very badly (=was very upset) when her parents split up.
::You have to react quickly to circumstances.
react by doing sth
::The government reacted by declaring all strikes illegal.
-see also overreact
?CHEMICALS?
technical if a chemical substance reacts, it changes when it is mixed with another chemical substance
react with
::The calcium reacts with sulphur in the atmosphere.
?PRICES?
if prices or financial markets react to something that happens, they increase or decrease in value because of it
react to
::Oil prices reacted sharply (=reacted a lot) to news of the crisis in the Middle East.
::The market reacted favourably to the announcement.
?BECOME ILL?
to become ill when a chemical or drug goes into your body, or when you eat a particular kind of food
-see also respond respond react to
::Quite a lot of children react badly to antibiotics.
react against [react against sth] phr v
to show that you dislike someone else's ideas or ways of doing something, by deliberately doing the opposite
::He reacted strongly against his religious upbringing.