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
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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
You have to work to read what your dog is thinking and respond to their behavior. That gets kids out of their headspace and more thinking about what another being is thinking, that's [ the magical factor ] of empathy and social reciprocity, meaning the back and forth of relationships that helps us heal during times of stress.
I want to respond to the presentation by one of the Republican senators suggesting that the continued existence of snow disproves climate change.
We are going to advance our climate and clean energy agenda, and we're going to do it because there's many other ways to get to an endgame here, there are other ways to get at this in terms of regulatory constraints, other opportunities for investment strategies that really just make it too enticing and economically viable to move forward with clean energy that we know the market will respond to.
Your brain can respond positively if you feed it well, for example, with good food and exercise, or it can shrink and die if you have too much stress.
We will not stay hand-tied but we will respond strongly towards the breaches that are taking place by the alliance and their mercenaries.
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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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