English Explanatory Dictionary

respond

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈspɒnd/ /ɹəˈspɒnd/ /ɹɪˈspɑnd/ /ɹəˈspɑnd/ en-us-respond.ogg

Word forms

respond responds responding responded

Etymology

From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.

Synonyms

respond answer retort answer back react rejoin counter return reply snap back comeback response account rejoinder rebuttal riposte reaction

Related words

responsa response responsibility responsible responsibleness responsibly responsive responsively responsiveness react

Derived words

autorespond counterrespond hyperrespond mechanorespond misrespond nonresponding overrespond respondee respondence responder responding variable responsive thrombospondin underrespond unresponded unresponding
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