respond

verb
/ɹɪˈspɒnd/

To say something in return; to answer; to reply.

Other meanings

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.

Synonyms

react

Related words

autorespond
counterrespond
hyperrespond
mechanorespond
misrespond
overrespond
respondee
respondence
thrombospondin
underrespond
unresponded
nonresponding

Example sentences

“Why would anyone respond to your text?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I'm not sure if I will respond.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "respondeō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “respond” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.