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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.
Respond definition: to reply or answer in words. See examples of RESPOND used in a sentence.
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.
To respond is to react or reply. Fireman, police, and EMTs are known as first responders. This is because they are the first people to respond to an emergency.
Definition of respond verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
1. verb B2. When you respond to something that is done or said, you react to it by doing or saying something yourself. They are likely to respond positively to the President's request for aid. [VERB + to] The army responded with gunfire and tear gas. [VERB + with] 'Are you well enough to carry on?'—'Of course,' she responded scornfully.
The meaning of RESPONSE is an act of responding. How to use response in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Response.
