Definition of Respond

1. Verb. Show a response or a reaction to something.


2. Verb. React verbally. "They respond that there was a traffic accident "; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
Exact synonyms: Answer, Reply
Specialized synonyms: Call Back, Counter, Field, Sass, Come Back, Rejoin, Repay, Retort, Return, Riposte, Bridle
Generic synonyms: Say, State, Tell
Derivative terms: Answer, Answer, Answerer, Reply, Reply, Respondent, Responder

3. Verb. Respond favorably or as hoped. "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"
Generic synonyms: React
Derivative terms: Responder

Definition of Respond

1. v. i. To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

2. v. t. To answer; to reply.

3. n. An answer; a response.

Definition of Respond

1. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response; to accord. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To correspond; to suit. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To satisfy; to answer. ¹

5. Noun. A response. ¹

6. Noun. A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection. ¹

7. Noun. (architecture) A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Respond

1. to say or act in return [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Respond

1. To say something in return, make an answer, to show some reaction to a force or stimulus, to render satisfaction. Origin: L. Respondere = to answer, reply This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Respond

resplendently
resplendid
resplending
resplendishant
resplendishing
resplends
resplice
respliced
resplices
resplicing
resplit
resplits
resplitting
respoke
respoken
respond (current term)
respondeat superior
responded
respondee
respondees
respondence
respondences
respondency
respondent
respondent behaviour
respondent conditioning
respondentia
respondentias
respondents
responder

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