Entry Word: react

Function: verb

Meaning: to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) <it was my first touchdown, and I didnʼt know how to react to the cheers of the crowd>

Synonyms reply, respond

Related Words answer, return; retaliate; construe, interpret, read, take, understand

Near Antonyms act, behave; affect, cause, draw, effect