reacted
Sayree-AK-tid/ɹiːˈæktɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of react.
Investors reacted nervously to the sudden drop in stock prices.
The two chemicals reacted violently the moment they were combined.
Note
One regular spelling does both jobs here: the simple past (they reacted at once) and the participle after have (they had reacted). Because react usually takes no object, the passive is rare. Chemistry is the exception, where one substance is reacted with another to cause the change. Older texts may also show a transitive use meaning "reenacted," now archaic.
reacted is a form of react
react, verb: To act in response to something that happens or is said. Full entry
- Spelling
- react → reacted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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