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- DictionaryRe·spond/rəˈspänd/
verb
- 1. say something in reply: "she could not get Robert to respond to her words"
noun
- 1. a half-pillar or half-pier attached to a wall to support an arch, especially at the end of an arcade.
- 2. (in church use) a responsory; a response to a versicle.
1. : to say something in return : make an answer. respond to criticism. 2. a. : to react in response. responded to a call for help. b. : to show favorable reaction. respond to surgery. 3. : to be answerable. respond in damages. transitive verb. : reply. responder. ri-ˈspän-dər. noun. Synonyms. Verb. react.
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done: I want to respond to something that Norman said. If a disease responds to treatment, the harmful effects of the disease begin to lessen.
Synonyms for RESPOND: react, reply, answer, return, read, understand, interpret, manage; Antonyms of RESPOND: act, cause, affect, behave, draw, effect, ask, inquire.
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done: I want to respond to something that Norman said. If a disease responds to treatment, the harmful effects of the disease begin to lessen.
Find 27 different ways to say RESPOND, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
verb (used without object) to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question. Synonyms: rejoin. to make a return by some action as if in answer: to respond generously to a charity drive. Synonyms: reply, react, rise. to react favorably.
[intransitive] to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done synonym react. respond (to something/somebody) How did they respond to the news? to respond to a call/need/demand. The public is responding positively to these changes. to respond favourably/enthusiastically.
respond. verb. /rɪˈspɑnd/. Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to give a spoken or written answer to someone or something synonym reply I asked him his name, but he didn't respond. respond (to somebody/something) (with something) She never responded to my letter.
RESPOND definition: 1. to say or do something as an answer or reaction to something that has been said or done: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. To make a reply; answer: respond to an email. 2. To act in return or in answer: firefighters responding to a call. See Synonyms at answer. 3. To react to a stimulus or to a treatment, especially in a favorable way: tumors that responded to radiation. v.tr. To give as a reply; answer. n. Architecture.
