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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. show a response or a reaction to something;
[syn: react, respond]

2. act against or in opposition to;
- Example: "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
[syn: react, oppose]

3. undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions;
- Example: "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

React \Re*act"\ (r[=e]*[a^]kt"), v. t. To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

React \Re*act"\ (r[-e]*[a^]kt"), v. i. 1. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state. [1913 Webster] 2. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

react v 1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: react, respond] 2: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" [syn: react, oppose] 3: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"