/ʁe.a.ʒiʁ/
Translation
to react, to respond
Word origin
From ré- ('back, again') and agir ('to act'), agir coming from Latin agere ('to drive, to do'). English 'react' and 'agent' go back to the same Latin verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- agere
- English cognates
- react, agent, act
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | réagis | réagissais | réagis | réagirai | réagirais |
| tu | réagis | réagissais | réagis | réagiras | réagirais |
| il/elle | réagit | réagissait | réagit | réagira | réagirait |
| nous | réagissons | réagissions | réagîmes | réagirons | réagirions |
| vous | réagissez | réagissiez | réagîtes | réagirez | réagiriez |
| ils/elles | réagissent | réagissaient | réagirent | réagiront | réagiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | réagisse | réagisse |
| tu | réagisses | réagisses |
| il/elle | réagisse | réagît |
| nous | réagissions | réagissions |
| vous | réagissiez | réagissiez |
| ils/elles | réagissent | réagissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | réagis |
| nous | réagissons |
| vous | réagissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- réagissant
- Past participle
- réagi · réagie · réagis · réagies
Examples
l' .
She reacted at once when the alarm went off.
- ?
How would you react in his position?
.
The audience reacted badly to the new staging.
.
Do not react too quickly to that sort of message.
au .
My dog reacts to the slightest noise in the corridor.
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