react

At first, you might react by denying it or by becoming defensive

I'm not sure how she’ll react to the dress she’ll have to wear

it is very important not to react emotionally to a loaded question

people in different cultures may react differently to pain and measure it differently

react to my wife

The goal is to get someone to act or react differently under certain circumstances

react with

react with each other

So, the word interested and the word interesting are two different words that act differently or react differently with other words