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respond
[ri-spond]
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 byto ).
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.
a short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
respond
/ ɪˈɒԻ /
verb
to state or utter (something) in reply
(intr) to act in reply; react
to respond by issuing an invitation
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- overrespond verb
- unresponding adjective
- ˈDzԻ noun
- ˈDzԻԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of respond1
Example Sentences
However, the three judges seemed less interested in the facts on the ground in Los Angeles than in the legal question of who gets to decide how to respond.
County sheriff’s deputies responded to a “vehicle burglary call for service” at the truck stop, whose parking lot was filled with 18-wheelers.
The audience responded with a stunned and tumultuous standing ovation.
That didn’t dampen the LSU bats, which responded with two runs when play resumed Tuesday morning.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is facing blistering criticism for a series of inflammatory social media posts responding to the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman and their spouses.
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