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reacting

re-act
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-akt]
    • /riˈækt/
    • /riˈækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-akt]
    • /riˈækt/

Definitions of reacting word

  • verb with object reacting to act or perform again. 1
  • verb without object reacting to act in response to an agent or influence: How did the audience react to the speech? 1
  • verb without object reacting to act reciprocally upon each other, as two things. 1
  • verb without object reacting to act in a reverse direction or manner, especially so as to return to a prior condition. 1
  • verb without object reacting to act in opposition, as against some force. 1
  • verb without object reacting to respond to a stimulus in a particular manner: reacting to a shock by jumping; to react to the word “coward” with anger. 1

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Origin of reacting

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; re- + act

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Reacting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reacting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

reacting usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with reacting

  • how to calculate reacting masses?
  • how to stop over reacting?

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