respond
to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
to make a return by some action as if in answer: to respond generously to a charity drive.
to react favorably.
Physiology. to exhibit some action or effect as if in answer; react: Nerves respond to a stimulus.
to correspond (usually followed by to).
Bridge. to make a response.
to say in answer; reply.
Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column.
Ecclesiastical.
a short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
Origin of respond
1Other words for respond
Other words from respond
- o·ver·re·spond, verb
- un·re·spond·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for respond
/ (rɪˈspɒnd) /
to state or utter (something) in reply
(intr) to act in reply; react: to respond by issuing an invitation
(intr foll by to) to react favourably: this patient will respond to treatment
an archaic word for correspond
architect a pilaster or an engaged column that supports an arch or a lintel
Christianity a choral anthem chanted in response to a lesson read at a church service
Origin of respond
1Derived forms of respond
- respondence or respondency, noun
- responder, noun
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