Return and React

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Return verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

Usage example: when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready

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React is a synonym for return in action topic. In some cases you can use "React" instead a verb "Return", when it comes to topics like opposite, give back, go back, respond.

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

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

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Return is a synonym for react in respond topic. You can use "Return" instead a verb "React", if it concerns topics such as action, speech, opposite.

ability	return ability	react ability
man	return man	react man
people	return people	react people
point	return point	react point
Other words: control, amount, place, time, way, key, feelings, times.

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