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react
adverbs
react badly
(= become annoyed, upset etc )
• Do you react badly to criticism?
react angrily/violently
• The Prime Minister reacted angrily to these accusations.
react strongly
• Scott reacted strongly when he felt he was being treated unjustly.
react quickly/swiftly
• The goalkeeper had to react quickly.
react differently
• People react differently to stress.
react positively/negatively
(= with positive/negative emotions or opinions )
• We want versatile people who react positively to change.
react cautiously
(= carefully, so that you avoid danger or risk )
• The United States has reacted cautiously to the offer.
react instinctively
(= without thinking or needing to think )
• She reacted instinctively and reached for her gun.
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verb ADV. strongly | favourably, positively, sympathetically people who react positively to change | adversely, badly, negatively, unfavourably | aggressively, angrily, violently | cautiously, coolly | sharply | appropriately | immediately, instantly | quickly, swiftly The police must be able to react swiftly in an emergency. | differently | accordingly His insensitive remarks hurt and she reacted accordingly. | automatically, instinctively, spontaneously | physically VERB + REACT tend to | be slow to The industry has been slow to react to these breakthroughs in technology. | not know how to He did not know how to react to her sudden mood swings. PREP. against Many young people react against traditional values. | by The government reacted by increasing taxation. | to The university reacted unfavourably to the proposals. | with Her family reacted with horror when she told them.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary