Meaning
to react, respond
- to react, to respond
- to react (chemistry)
In a sentence
Queste due sostanze reagiscono molto in fretta.
These two substances react very quickly.
Non sapeva come reagire a quella brutta notizia.
He didn't know how to react to that bad news.
Questo gas non reagisce con il vetro.
This gas does not react with glass.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| reagire | infinitive |
| reagiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| reagisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| reagite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reagisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reagiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reagisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reagivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| reagivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| reagivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| reagivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| reagivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| reagiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| reagimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| reagii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| reagiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| reagisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| reagirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| reagì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| reagiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| reagirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| reagirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| reagirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| reagiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| reagirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| reagiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| reagisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| reagiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reagisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reagiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reagisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reagissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| reagissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| reagiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| reagissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| reagissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| reagisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| reagiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| reagirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| reagireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reagiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reagirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reagirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reagiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| reagite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| reagisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| reagendo | gerund |
| reagito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes essere in compound tenses: è reagito male is wrong; say ha reagito male.
- Often followed by a: reagire a una notizia, a un farmaco, a una provocazione.
- For emotional or behavioral response, reagire is stronger than rispondere, which usually means reply or answer.