Answer
Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Usage example: didn't answer right away when the detective asked him where he'd been for the last three hours
React is a synonym for answer in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "React" instead a verb "Answer", when it comes to topics like reply, argue.
React
React verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).
Usage example: it was my first touchdown, and I didn't know how to react to the cheers of the crowd
Answer is a synonym for react in respond topic. You can use "Answer" instead a verb "React", if it concerns topics such as speech, conflict, argue.
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The player can't answer the call and other NPC don't seem to react at all though.
Source: Video Game / Metro 2033 -
Call Back: After a contestant gives a crude answer, Steve will sometimes react by mentioning how the show wasn't like this when Richard Dawson hosted it.
Source: Series / Family Feud -
Though he does have his own text box in one of the "fake/funny" endings, and the other characters react to him as if he can talk when the player is offered choices to answer.
Source: Video Game / Chrono Trigger
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