What does respond mean?
Definitions for respond
rɪˈspɒndre·spond
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word respond.
Princeton's WordNet
react, respond(verb)
show a response or a reaction to something
answer, reply, respond(verb)
react verbally
"She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
respond(verb)
respond favorably or as hoped
"The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"
Wiktionary
respond(Noun)
A response.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
respond(Noun)
A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
respond(Noun)
A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
respond(Verb)
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
respond(Verb)
To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response; to accord.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
respond(Verb)
To correspond; to suit.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
respond(Verb)
To satisfy; to answer.
The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
Etymology: respondre (Modern répondre), from respondeo.
Webster Dictionary
Respond(verb)
to say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument
Respond(verb)
to show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit
Respond(verb)
to render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages
Respond(verb)
to answer; to reply
Respond(verb)
to suit or accord with; to correspond to
Respond(noun)
an answer; a response
Respond(noun)
a short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter
Respond(noun)
a half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch
Freebase
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
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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
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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
Evidence uncovered by my Committee shows he still has questions to answer yet hes continued to duck them, refusing to respond to our invitations directly or sending representatives who dont have the right information, mark Zuckerberg continually fails to show the levels of leadership and personal responsibility that should be expected from someone who sits at the top of one of the worlds biggest companies.
In my mind, we don't have the ability to deter. The reason we have a military is to deter conflict and prevent wars. And if people believe we are not big enough to respond, they miscalculate.
Have you ever thought about the factors that help you come out of every odd situation in life? There are 3R's that can let you sail easily through every stormy situation of life. These are the response, responsibility, and responsiveness. The way you respond to the problem, the way you hold yourself responsible for it and finally the responsiveness you show in solving it matters a lot and let you drive out of the bad situation.
My client's complaint has been largely corroborated. Nonetheless, I have offered to have my client respond in writing, under oath, and under penalty of perjury to House Republicans on Saturday questions.
We will respond to it at the beginning of the next round.
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Translations for respond
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- antwoordAfrikaans
- ردArabic
- respondreCatalan, Valencian
- reagieren, antwortenGerman
- ανταποκρίνομαιGreek
- responderSpanish
- répondreFrench
- responderGalician
- rispondereItalian
- kātoitoi, urupare, tāoroMāori
- ထူးBurmese
- svare, reagereNorwegian
- respondreOccitan
- responderPortuguese
- respunderRomansh
- răspundeRomanian
- ответить, отвечатьRussian
- rispòndhereSardinian
- பதிலளிக்கTamil
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