react

English

/ɹiːˈækt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.
  • (physics) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force
  • (chemistry) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
  • (chemistry) To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.

Etymology

Prefix from English act root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (drive, lead, push, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive, lead, push, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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