What does RESPOND mean?
Definitions for RESPOND
rɪˈspɒndre·spond
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word RESPOND.
Princeton's WordNet
react, respondverb
show a response or a reaction to something
answer, reply, respondverb
react verbally
"She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
respondverb
respond favorably or as hoped
"The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"
Wiktionary
respondnoun
A response.
respondnoun
A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
respondnoun
A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
respondverb
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
respondverb
To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response; to accord.
respondverb
To correspond; to suit.
respondverb
To satisfy; to answer.
The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To RESPONDverb
Etymology: respondeo, Lat. respondre, Fr.
To ev’ry theme responds thy various lay;
Her rowls a torrent, there meanders play. William Broome.
Wikipedia
Respond
A respond is a half-pier or half-pillar that is bonded into a wall and designed to carry the springer at one end of an arch.
ChatGPT
respond
Respond generally refers to the action of giving an answer or reply to a question, request, reaction, or situation. It can also mean reacting to something in a particular way, such as responding to stimuli or a particular physical or emotional situation.
Webster Dictionary
Respondverb
to say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument
Respondverb
to show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit
Respondverb
to render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages
Respondverb
to answer; to reply
Respondverb
to suit or accord with; to correspond to
Respondnoun
an answer; a response
Respondnoun
a short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter
Respondnoun
a half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch
Wikidata
Respond
A respond is a half-pier or half-pillar which is bonded into a wall and designed to carry the springer at one end of an arch.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Respond
rē-spond′, v.i. to answer or reply: to correspond to or suit: to be answerable: to make a liturgical response: to be liable for payment.—v.t. to satisfy.—n. a versicle, &c., occurring at intervals, as in the responses to the commandments in the Anglican service: (archit.) a pilaster, &c., in a wall for receiving the impost of an arch.—ns. Respon′dence, Respon′dency, act of responding: reply: (Spens.) correspondence.—adj. Respon′dent, answering: corresponding to expectation.—n. one who answers, esp. in a law-suit: one who refutes objections.—ns. Responden′tia, a loan on the cargo of a vessel; Respon′sal, a liturgical response: a proctor for a monastery; Response′, a reply: an oracular answer: the answer made by the congregation to the priest during divine service: reply to an objection in a formal disputation: a short anthem sung at intervals during a lection; Responsibil′ity, Respon′sibleness, state of being responsible: what one is responsible for: a trust.—adj. Respon′sible, liable to be called to account or render satisfaction: answerable: capable of discharging duty: able to pay.—adv. Respon′sibly.—n.pl. Respon′sions, the first of the three examinations for the B.A. degree at Oxford, familiarly called 'smalls.'—adj. Respon′sive, inclined to respond: answering: correspondent.—adv. Respon′sively.—n. Respon′siveness, the state of being responsive.—adj. Responsō′rial, responsive.—n. an office-book containing the responsories.—adj. Respon′sory, making answer.—n. a portion of a psalm sung between the missal lections: the answer of the people to the priest in church service: a response book.—n. Respon′sūre (obs.), response. [Fr.,—L. respondēre, responsum—re-, back, spondēre, to promise.]
Editors Contribution
respond
To give an accurate, perfect, effective and efficient response.
They responded effectively to the message they received.
Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'RESPOND' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3007
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'RESPOND' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2103
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'RESPOND' in Verbs Frequency: #291
Anagrams for RESPOND »
ponders
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of RESPOND in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of RESPOND in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of RESPOND in a Sentence
We need to strengthen core capacities in all countries to detect, report and respond rapidly to small outbreaks in order to prevent them from becoming large-scale emergencies.
We have to weigh all of this when saying,' What sorts of things are we going to do in order to respond to Covid ?' And unfortunately, every single choice brings health costs to it.
The Diaoyu Island are under our control and are unquestionably our territory historically and under international law. It is extremely serious that these activities continue. We will respond to the Chinese side firmly and calmly.
There’s so many organisms that respond to sound, I thought there was no good reason for plants to be deaf and mute.
They caused a lot of damage. And we will respond.
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Translations for RESPOND
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- antwoordAfrikaans
- ردArabic
- respondreCatalan, Valencian
- reagieren, antwortenGerman
- ανταποκρίνομαιGreek
- responderSpanish
- répondreFrench
- responderGalician
- rispondereItalian
- 応答Japanese
- urupare, kātoitoi, tāoroMāori
- ထူးBurmese
- svare, reagereNorwegian
- respondreOccitan
- responderPortuguese
- respunderRomansh
- răspundeRomanian
- отвечать, ответитьRussian
- rispòndhereSardinian
- பதிலளிக்கTamil
- trả lờiVietnamese
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