Reaccionó

Reaccionó is the third-person singular form of the verb reaccionar in the pretérito simple (past) tense. It expresses a past action in which a subject responded to a stimulus, situation, or event. The infinitive is reaccionar, meaning to react or respond.

Etymology: Reaccionar comes from the prefix re- plus acción, from Latin actio, with the productive suffix -ar. The noun reacción (reaction) shares the same root, and the verb is related to other Romance-language forms such as French réagir and the English verb react.

Conjugation: In the pretérito simple, the forms are: yo reaccioné, tú reaccionaste, él/ella/usted reaccionó, nosotros/nosotras reaccionamos, vosotros/vosotras reaccionasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes reaccionaron. The verb is regular in its conjugation patterns.

Usage: Reaccionó is used to describe how someone or something responded in the past. Examples: “Cuando escuchó la noticia, él reaccionó con asombro.” “La audiencia reaccionó con aplausos.” It appears in journalism, literature, and everyday speech to indicate response to events, estímulos, or provocaciones.

Translations: The English equivalent is “he/she/it reacted” or “you (formal) reacted,” depending on the subject. The related noun reacción (reaction) is used for the noun form and is common in similar contexts.