respond

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.4 Related terms 1.5 See also 1.6 References 1.7 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

to respond (third-person singular simple present responds, present participle responding, simple past and past participle responded)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
2. (intransitive) 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. (intransitive) To correspond; to suit.
4. (transitive) To satisfy; to answer.

   The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.

[edit] Derived terms

• responder

[edit] Translations

• Esperanto: respondi eo(eo)

[edit] Noun

respond (plural responds)

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

[edit] Related terms

• response
• responsible
• responsibility

[edit] See also

• react

[edit] References

• respond in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• respond in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: denoprs
• ponders