respond
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɹɪˈspɒnd//
- United Kingdom//ɹəˈspɒnd//
- United States//ɹɪˈspɑnd//
- United States//ɹəˈspɑnd//
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
verb
- 1
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
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.
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.
For his great deeds respond his speeches great.
- 4
To satisfy; to answer.
The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
- 5
To be liable for payment.
Etymology
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.
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.
Forms
- plural
- responds
- past tense
- responded
- past participle
- responded
- present participle
- responding
- third person singular
- responds
respond · To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
responding · responseresponse · An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer…responsibility · The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.