respond
Meanings
Plural: responds
Verb
- show a response or a reaction to something
- react verbally
- respond favorably or as hoped
- "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"
- To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
- To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
- To correspond with; to suit.
- To satisfy; to answer.
- To be liable for payment.
Noun
- A response.
- A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
- A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.
Synonyms
account, answer, answer back, comeback, counter, react, reaction, rebuttal, rejoin, rejoinder, reply, respond, response, retort, return, riposte
Scrabble Score: 10
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