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An example use of react in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… they go now they react here they're in …”
React means to respond to something, to change in a certain way.
the word react occurs in english on average 12.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.