Respond

/ɹɪˈspɒnd/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive, intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive, intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
2. (intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
3. (ambitransitive) To correspond with; to suit.
4. (transitive) To satisfy; to answer.
5. (intransitive) To be liable for payment.
6. A response.
7. A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
8. (architecture) A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.

Example Sentences

to respond to a question or an argument

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

For his great deeds respond his speeches great.

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

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Word Forms

• responds
• responding
• responded

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