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Definition of Respond
1. Verb. Show a response or a reaction to something.
Specialized synonyms: Treat, Bristle, Flip, Flip Out, Overreact, Answer, Accept, Stool, Greet, Explode, Accept, Answer, Decline, Refuse, Accept, Consent, Go For, Marvel, Wonder, Acknowledge, Notice, Refuse, Reject, Resist
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Reaction, Reaction, Reactive, Respondent, Respondent, Responder, Responsive
2. Verb. React verbally. "They respond that there was a traffic accident "; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
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"
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)