German word

reagieren

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁeaˈgiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbreact

Example

Ich reagiere auf deine Nachricht.

I react to your message.

Illustration for reagieren (react)

More examples

Wir reagieren auf Feedback.

We react to feedback.

Core concept

A person or system receives a signal and shows a resulting change in behavior, feeling, expression, or condition.

Common phrases

  • reagieren auf

    react to

  • auf eine Nachricht reagieren

    react to a message

  • schnell reagieren

    react quickly

Similar words

antworten: Reply verbally to someone's words or to a question.
beantworten: Provide specific information in response to a question or message.
sich melden: Contact someone to report one's presence or current situation.

Definition in German

Auf einen äußeren oder inneren Reiz hin Verhalten, Empfindungen oder messbare Veränderungen zeigen.

Word origin

Reagieren derives from Latin reagere, formed from re- 'back or again' and agere 'drive or do', a formation also behind English react.

Usage tips

  • Reagieren normally takes auf with the accusative, as in auf eine Nachricht reagieren, rather than the dative.

Other meanings

  • respondverb

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