responder

English

Etymology

respond +‎ -er.

Noun

responder (plural responders)

1. A person that responds to an emergency situation or other calling.

   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 Galician-Portuguese responder, from Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.

Verb

1. to answer, to reply

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁes.põ.ˈde(ʁ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˌʁes.põ.ˈde(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˌhes.põ.ˈde(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.põ.ˈdeɾ/
• Hyphenation: res‧pon‧der

Verb

1. to answer; to reply (to give a written or spoken response)
2. (intransitive) to retort frequently
3. to correspond to (to be equivalent to)
4. to counterattack
5. (intransitive) to be responsible (for something)
6. (law, intransitive) to be a defendant

Synonyms

• (to reply): replicar, retorquir, retrucar
• (to retort frequently): retrucar
• (to correspond to): corresponder, equivaler
• (to counterattack): contratacar, reagir, revidar

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

1. to answer, to reply

Derived terms

• respuesta

Related terms

• corresponder
• responsable
• responso
• respondón

See also

• contestar
• replicar