Respond

Verb

 * 1)  To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
 * 2)  To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response; to accord.
 * 3)  To correspond; to suit.
 * 4)  To satisfy; to answer.
 * The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.

Derived terms

 * responder

Noun

 * 1) A response.
 * 2) A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
 * 3)  A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.

Related terms

 * response
 * responsible
 * responsibility

Adverbs for Respond
royally; affably; felicitously; brilliantly; generously; curtly; brusquely; pertly; acridly; sarcastically; reluctantly; enigmatically; passionately; imperturbably; grimly; nervously; enthusiastically; patriotically; gallantly; genially; humorously; suitably; affectionately; ambiguously; felicitously; crabbedly; boisterously; sententiously; tardily.

Thesaurus
acknowledge, act, advocate, allege in support, alternate, answer, answer back, antiphon, apprehend, argue for, assert, bandy, be affected, be aware of, be conscious of, be in tune, be inspired, be involved, be moved, be quits with, be sensible of, behave, care about, catch the flame, catch the infection, champion, change, change color, color with emotion, come back, come back at, come in, commute, compensate, contend for, cooperate, counter, counterchange, defend, dig, echo, empathize with, espouse, exchange, experience, feel, feel for, flash back, get back at, get even with, give acknowledgment, give and take, give answer, hear, identify with, interchange, logroll, maintain, make a plea, pay back, perceive, permute, pity, plead for, react, rebut, reciprocate, reecho, refute, rejoin, rejoinder, relate to emotionally, reply, requite, respond to, respond to stimuli, response, retaliate, retort, return, return answer, return for answer, return the compliment, reverberate, riposte, say, say in defense, say in reply, see, sense, share, shoot back, smell, snap back, speak for, speak up for, stand up for, stick up for, support, sustain, swap, switch, sympathize with, take the bait, talk back, taste, touch, trade, transpose, uphold, urge reasons for

Etymology
respondre: (Modern répondre:) < respondeo:.

Pronunciation
Noun

Verb

Verb

 * French: répondre


 * French: répondre


 * French: répondre


 * French: répondre



Anagrams

 * ponders