RESPOND Definition & Meaning

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[ ri-spond ]

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verb (used without object)

to reply or answer in words:
to respond briefly to a question.
Synonyms:
to make a return by some action as if in answer:
to respond generously to a charity drive.
Synonyms: , ,
to react favorably.
Physiology. to exhibit some action or effect as if in answer; react:
Nerves respond to a stimulus.
to correspond (usually followed by to ).
Bridge. to make a response.

verb (used with object)

to say in answer; reply.

noun

Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column.
Ecclesiastical.
1. a short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
2. responsory ( def ).
3. response ( def 3 ).

respond

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verb

to state or utter (something) in reply
intr to act in reply; react
to respond by issuing an invitation
intrfoll byto to react favourably
this patient will respond to treatment
an archaic word for correspond

noun

architect a pilaster or an engaged column that supports an arch or a lintel
Christianity a choral anthem chanted in response to a lesson read at a church service

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of respond¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; (for the verb) from Latin ��ǲԻ�ŧ�� “to promise in return, reply, answer,” from re- re- + ��ǲԻ�ŧ�� “to pledge, promise”; (for the noun) Middle English: “responsory,” from Old French, derivative of respondre “to reply,” from Latin ��ǲԻ�ŧ��

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of respond¹

C14: from Old French respondre , from Latin rē��ǲԻ�ŧ�� to return like for like, from re- + ��ǲԻ�ŧ�� to pledge; see spouse , sponsor

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The first is how Labour and the Conservatives respond to what has happened – not least the rapid rise of Reform UK, but also the Liberal Democrats and to a lesser extent the Green Party.

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The incident began when officers responded to a call about a grand theft in a large department store in Camarillo at around 10 a.m., according to Sgt.

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Later, when asked about the murder of a prison officer, Mr Adams responded: "I cannot be expected to remember every death."

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It has issued its highest level of alert for disasters, meaning all resources will be mobilised to respond.

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“It’s the only way you can respond to something as totally counterintuitive, unexpected and filled with blessings as my career is to say, ‘it happened.’

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