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- Dictionaryrespond/rɪˈspɒnd/
verb
- 1. say something in reply: "she could not get Robert to respond to her words" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) do something as a reaction to someone or something: "she responded to his grin with a smile"
noun
- 1. a half-pillar or half-pier attached to a wall to support an arch, especially at the end of an arcade.
- 2. (in church use) a response to a versicle; a responsory.
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to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done: I want to respond to something that Norman said. If a disease responds to treatment, the harmful effects of the disease begin to lessen.
Respond definition: to reply or answer in words. See examples of RESPOND used in a sentence.
1. : to say something in return : make an answer. respond to criticism. 2. a. : to react in response. responded to a call for help. b. : to show favorable reaction. respond to surgery. 3. : to be answerable. respond in damages. transitive verb. : reply.
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done: I want to respond to something that Norman said. If a disease responds to treatment, the harmful effects of the disease begin to lessen.
Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc. Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something:
1. To make a reply; answer: respond to an email. 2. To act in return or in answer: firefighters responding to a call. See Synonyms at answer. 3. To react to a stimulus or to a treatment, especially in a favorable way: tumors that responded to radiation. v.tr. To give as a reply; answer. n. Architecture.
To respond is to react or reply. Fireman, police, and EMTs are known as first responders. This is because they are the first people to respond to an emergency.
