Act and React

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Act

Act verb - To produce a desired effect.

Usage example: the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly

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React is a synonym for act in behave topic. In some cases you can use "React" instead a verb "Act", when it comes to topics like activity, take action, behave in a certain way.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

React

React verb - Show a response or a reaction to something.

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Act is a synonym for react in respond topic. You can use "Act" instead a verb "React", if it concerns topics such as activity, behave.

Nearby Words: reaction, reactive, reactor, reactivity, reacting

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people	act people	react people
control	act control	react control
place	act place	react place
time	act time	react time
Other words: way, bit, nothing, less, different, feelings, times.

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For Hinagiku it mostly highlights her innocence and complete lack of experience in romance that leave her uncertain how to act or react and cause her to prefer Hayate to take the initiative.

Source: Crush Blush
It gets worse when you take into consideration how the Chosen act and react to get it to work for the first time.

Source: Anime / Digimon Adventure 02
Four Is Death: Coincidentally occurs due to how several characters act and react.

Source: Roleplay / Doubt Academy

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