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Respond

//ɹɪˈspɒnd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A response.
  2. 2
    A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
  3. 3
    A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
Verb
  1. 1
    To say something in return; to answer; to reply. intransitive, transitive

    "to respond to a question or an argument"

  2. 2
    show a response or a reaction to something wordnet
  3. 3
    To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response. intransitive

    "As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds."

  4. 4
    respond favorably or as hoped wordnet
  5. 5
    To correspond with; to suit. ambitransitive

    "For his great deeds respond his speeches great."

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  1. 6
    react verbally wordnet
  2. 7
    To satisfy; to answer. transitive

    "The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court."

  3. 8
    To be liable for payment. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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