to respond
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1.0
- verb
- /rɪˈspɑnd/
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responder a
- But the question is, do you respond or do you react?
- respond to questions
- students respond
- respond to a survey
Well, I think that, you know, I'm sort of responding to that.
- Well, I think that, you know, I'm sort of responding to that.
- And, you know, she responded with tears and panic.
- There was a percentage of people who responded who were crude.
- This child didn't just respond back in English, you know?
- People expect me to respond, but I don't care.
- Trump's legal team officially responded with There was.
- How would or could you respond if you were not afraid?
- Now we can choose to respond or we can choose to react.
- Force them to respond with logic and argument.
- And so I think it's truly how you respond to the situation.
- He knew he had to respond to it, but he was in jail.
- Well, on Tuesday night, Joe Biden responded, and he did not help.
- It seemed like your audience really responded well to X.
Examples
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How do you usually respond when someone asks for your opinion?
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We will respond as soon as a call handler becomes available.
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How would or could you respond if you were not afraid?
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Women seem to respond to you.
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It's a nice example of a legal system set up to respond to the will of its citizens.
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Please respond to your call.
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That means someone has responded to the search message.
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Mother, this office has responded to your proposal.
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I left him a message, but he never responded.
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Detective, how do you respond to these allegations?
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To reply to a question or request
776
2.8
Act or feel because of something that happens
453
1.0
To say or write something when someone asks you
309
1.9
Give a similar action or feeling in reply
19
6.4
To reply quickly and sharply in a clever or angry way
3
6.4
Answer a remark quickly in a clever or sharp way
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Etymology
Respond comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and spondere 'to promise', so it originally meant 'answer back'. That's why to respond is to give an answer or a reaction when someone speaks or does something.