REACT


Meaning of REACT in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ strongly

▪ favourably/favorably , positively , well

people who ~ positively to change

▪ adversely , badly , negatively , poorly , unfavourably/unfavorably

▪ aggressively , angrily , defensively , sharply , violently

▪ emotionally

▪ cautiously , coolly

▪ calmly , rationally

▪ appropriately

▪ strangely

▪ immediately , instantly

▪ quickly , rapidly , swiftly

The police must be able to ~ swiftly in an emergency.

▪ slowly

▪ differently

▪ accordingly

His insensitive remarks hurt and she ~ed accordingly.

▪ automatically , instinctively , spontaneously

▪ physically

▪ chemically

Silicon ~s chemically like carbon.

VERB + REACT

▪ tend to

▪ be slow to

The industry has been slow to ~ to these breakthroughs in technology.

▪ not know how to

He did not know how to ~ to her sudden mood swings.

PREPOSITION

▪ against

Many young people ~ against traditional values.

▪ by

The government ~ed by increasing taxation.

▪ to

The committee ~ed positively to the proposals.

▪ with

Her family ~ed with horror when she told them.

React is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ audience , ↑ investor , ↑ market

React is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ way

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .