respond — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To say something in return; to answer; to reply.

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Transitive

   Examples

   to respond to a question or an argument

2. To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.

3. To correspond with; to suit.

   Usage

   • Transitive or intransitive

   Examples

   For his great deeds respond his speeches great.

4. To satisfy; to answer.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.

5. To be liable for payment.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Noun

1. A response.

2. A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.

3. A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.

Verb

1. show a response or a reaction to something

   Synonyms

   react

   Broader terms

   actmove

2. react verbally

   Synonyms

   answerreply

   Broader terms

   statesaytell

   Examples

   She didn't want to answer

   answer the question

   More examples (1)

   We answered that we would accept the invitation

3. respond favorably or as hoped

   Broader terms

   react

   Examples

   The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy