🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

reagiert

Pronunciation / Transliteration: re-a-gi-ert

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reacted/riˈæktɪd/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie hat schnell auf die unerwarteten Nachrichten reagiert."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To respond to a stimulus or an event.

    "She reacted quickly to the unexpected news."
  2. 2

    To undergo a chemical change as a result of interaction with another substance.

    "The chemicals reacted violently when mixed together."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'reacted' is derived from the Latin root 'reactus', which means 'to act back'. It evolved through Middle French 'réagir' before entering English in the late 16th century, reflecting the concept of responding to an action or stimulus.

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