responder

English

Etymology

respond +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈspɑndɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈspɒndə/
• Hyphenation: re‧spond‧er

Noun

responder (plural responders)

1. One who responds.
   • 2014, Geoffrey N. Leech, The Pragmatics of Politeness (page 31)

     As Levinson (1983: 334) points out, signs of dispreference in turn taking include: (a) Delays: notably a pause, or a time gap, before the responder replies to the preceding turn […]

2. A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.

   911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.

Anagrams

• ponderers, reponders

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.

Verb

responder

1. (transitive) to respond

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “responder”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.

Verb

responder

1. to respond

Conjugation

Conjugation of responder

infinitive		responder
gerundive		respondiendo
participle		m respondíu, f respondida, n respondío, m pl respondíos, f pl respondíes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	respuendo	respuendes	respuende	respondemos	respondéis	respuenden
	preterite imperfect	respondía	respondíes	respondía	respondíemos	respondíeis	respondíen
	preterite indefinite	respondí	respondiesti	respondió	respondiemos	respondiestis	respondieron
	pluperfect	respondiere	respondieres	respondiere	respondiéremos	respondiereis	respondieren
subjunctive	present	respuenda	respuendas	respuenda	respondamos	respondáis	respuendan
	preterite imperfect	respondiere	respondieres	respondiere	respondiéremos	respondiereis	respondieren
potential	future	responderé	responderás	responderá	responderemos	responderéis	responderán
	conditional	respondería	responderíes	respondería	responderíemos/responderíamos	responderíeis/responderíais	responderíen
imperative			respuendi			respondéi

Related terms

• respuesta

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese responder, from Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.

Verb

responder (first-person singular present respondo, first-person singular preterite respondín, past participle respondido)

1. to answer, to reply

Conjugation

Conjugation of responder

infinitive			responder
gerund			respondendo
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		respondido		respondidos
		feminine		respondida		respondidas
person		singular			plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	respondo	respondes	responde	respondemos	respondedes	responden
	imperfect	respondía	respondías	respondía	respondiamos	respondiades	respondían
	preterite	respondín	respondiches	respondeu	respondemos	respondestes	responderon
	pluperfect	respondera	responderas	respondera	responderamos	responderades	responderan
	future	responderei	responderás	responderá	responderemos	responderedes	responderán
	conditional	respondería	responderías	respondería	responderiamos	responderiades	responderían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	responda	respondas	responda	respondamos	respondades	respondan
	preterite	respondese	respondeses	respondese	respondésemos	respondésedes	respondesen
	future	responder	responderes	responder	respondermos	responderdes	responderen
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	–	responde	responda	respondamos	respondede	respondan
	negative	–	respondas	responda	respondamos	respondades	respondan
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		responder	responderes	responder	respondermos	responderdes	responderen

Related terms

• resposta

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Interlingua

Verb

responder

1. to answer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of responder

infinitive		responder
participle		present	perfect
		respondente	respondite
active		simple	perfect
	present	responde	ha respondite
	past	respondeva	habeva respondite
	future	respondera	habera respondite
	conditional	responderea	haberea respondite
	imperative	responde
passive	present	simple	perfect
		es respondite	ha essite respondite
	past	esseva respondite	habeva essite respondite
	future	essera respondite	habera essite respondite
	conditional	esserea respondite	haberea essite respondite
	imperative	sia respondite

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese responder, from Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō (“I answer”), from re- + spondeō (“I promise”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.põ.ˈdeɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁes.põ.ˈde(ʁ)/, [χës̻.põ̞ʊ̯̃ⁿ.ˈd̪e(χ)]
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ʁes.põ.ˈde(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /hes.põ.ˈde(ɻ)/
• Hyphenation: res‧pon‧der

Verb

responder (first-person singular present indicative respondo, past participle respondido)

1. to answer; to reply (to give a written or spoken response)

   Synonyms: replicar, retorquir, retrucar

2. (intransitive) to retort frequently

   Synonym: retrucar

3. to correspond to (to be equivalent to)

   Synonyms: corresponder, equivaler

4. to counterattack

   Synonyms: contratacar, reagir, revidar

5. (intransitive) to be responsible (for something)
6. (law, intransitive) to be a defendant

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb responder

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -er group. Verbs with this conjugation include: comer, mexer, temer, varrer, vender.
	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	responder
Personal	responder	responderes	responder	respondermos	responderdes	responderem
Gerund
	respondendo
Past participle
Masculine	respondido			respondidos
Feminine	respondida			respondidas
Indicative
Present	respondo	respondes	responde	respondemos	respondeis	respondem
Imperfect	respondia	respondias	respondia	respondíamos	respondíeis	respondiam
Preterite	respondi	respondeste	respondeu	respondemos	respondestes	responderam
Pluperfect	respondera	responderas	respondera	respondêramos	respondêreis	responderam
Future	responderei	responderás	responderá	responderemos	respondereis	responderão
Conditional
	responderia	responderias	responderia	responderíamos	responderíeis	responderiam
Subjunctive
Present	responda	respondas	responda	respondamos	respondais	respondam
Imperfect	respondesse	respondesses	respondesse	respondêssemos	respondêsseis	respondessem
Future	responder	responderes	responder	respondermos	responderdes	responderem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	responde	responda	respondamos	respondei	respondam
Negative (não)	-	respondas	responda	respondamos	respondais	respondam

Antonyms

• (to reply): calar

Related terms

• respondão
• respondedor
• respondência
• respondente
• respondido
• respondimento
• respondível
• resposta

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish responder, from Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō. The original past participle was respuso or repuso in Old Spanish.

Verb

responder (first-person singular present respondo, first-person singular preterite respondí, past participle respondido)

1. to answer, to reply

   Synonyms: contestar, replicar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of responder (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			responder
gerund			respondiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		respondido		respondida
		plural		respondidos		respondidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	respondo	respondestú respondésvos	responde	respondemos	respondéis	responden
	imperfect	respondía	respondías	respondía	respondíamos	respondíais	respondían
	preterite	respondí	respondiste	respondió	respondimos	respondisteis	respondieron
	future	responderé	responderás	responderá	responderemos	responderéis	responderán
	conditional	respondería	responderías	respondería	responderíamos	responderíais	responderían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	responda	respondastú respondásvos2	responda	respondamos	respondáis	respondan
	imperfect (ra)	respondiera	respondieras	respondiera	respondiéramos	respondierais	respondieran
	imperfect (se)	respondiese	respondieses	respondiese	respondiésemos	respondieseis	respondiesen
	future1	respondiere	respondieres	respondiere	respondiéremos	respondiereis	respondieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		respondetú respondévos	responda	respondamos	responded	respondan
	negative		no respondas	no responda	no respondamos	no respondáis	no respondan

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
• ² Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of responder^{edit data}

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive responder
	dative	responderme	responderte	responderle, responderse	respondernos	responderos	responderles, responderse
	accusative	responderme	responderte	responderlo, responderla, responderse	respondernos	responderos	responderlos, responderlas, responderse
with gerund respondiendo
	dative	respondiéndome	respondiéndote	respondiéndole, respondiéndose	respondiéndonos	respondiéndoos	respondiéndoles, respondiéndose
	accusative	respondiéndome	respondiéndote	respondiéndolo, respondiéndola, respondiéndose	respondiéndonos	respondiéndoos	respondiéndolos, respondiéndolas, respondiéndose
with informal second-person singular imperative responde
	dative	respóndeme	respóndete	respóndele	respóndenos	not used	respóndeles
	accusative	respóndeme	respóndete	respóndelo, respóndela	respóndenos	not used	respóndelos, respóndelas
with formal second-person singular imperative responda
	dative	respóndame	not used	respóndale, respóndase	respóndanos	not used	respóndales
	accusative	respóndame	not used	respóndalo, respóndala, respóndase	respóndanos	not used	respóndalos, respóndalas
with first-person plural imperative respondamos
	dative	not used	respondámoste	respondámosle	respondámonos	respondámoos	respondámosles
	accusative	not used	respondámoste	respondámoslo, respondámosla	respondámonos	respondámoos	respondámoslos, respondámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative responded
	dative	respondedme	not used	respondedle	respondednos	respondeos	respondedles
	accusative	respondedme	not used	respondedlo, respondedla	respondednos	respondeos	respondedlos, respondedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative respondan
	dative	respóndanme	not used	respóndanle	respóndannos	not used	respóndanles, respóndanse
	accusative	respóndanme	not used	respóndanlo, respóndanla	respóndannos	not used	respóndanlos, respóndanlas, respóndanse

Derived terms

• respuesta

Related terms

• corresponder
• responsable
• responso
• respondón