respond

v., -spond·ed, -spond·ing, -sponds.

v.intr.

1. To make a reply; answer. See synonyms at answer.
2. To act in return or in answer.
3. To react positively or favorably: The patient has responded rapidly to the treatment.

v.tr.
To give as a reply; answer.

n. Architecture
A pilaster or half-pier engaged to a wall and carrying one end of an arch or groin, often at the end of an arcade.

[Middle English responden, from Old French respondre, from Latin respondēre : re-, re- + spondēre, to promise.]

responder re·spond'er n.

also respond to

verb

1. To speak or act in response, as to a question: answer, rejoin, reply, retort, return, riposte. See ask/answer.
2. To act in return to something, as a stimulus: react. See action/inaction.
3. To present with a specified reaction: greet, meet¹, react. See feelings, greeting.

v

Definition: act in answer to something
Antonyms: ask, ignore, question, request

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A support, usually a corbel or pilaster, affixed to a wall to receive one end of an arch, a groin, or a vault rib.

respond

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.i.

To make answer, or disclose otherwise a consciousness of having inspired an interest in what Herbert Spencer calls "external coexistences," as Satan "squat like a toad" at the ear of Eve, responded to the touch of the angel's spear. To respond in damages is to contribute to the maintenance of the plaintiff's attorney and, incidentally, to the gratification of the plaintiff.

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IN BRIEF: To say something in return; answer.

Sainthood emerges when you can listen to someone's tale of woe and not respond with a description of your own. — Andrew V. Mason

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - svare, reagere, være modtagelig (over for)
v. tr. - sige som svar
n. - korsvar, halvsøjle

Nederlands (Dutch)
antwoorden, reageren

Français (French)
v. intr. - répondre, réagir, s'adapter, (Relig) chanter les réponses (en chantant), (Relig) répondre (en parlant)
v. tr. - répondre
n. - (Archit) pilier de support (d'une arche)

Deutsch (German)
v. - antworten, reagieren
n. - Wandpfeiler

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απαντώ, αποκρίνομαι, ανταποκρίνομαι, ανταποδίδω, αντιδρώ (θετικά), επηρεάζω
n. - (εκκλ.) αντίφωνο

Italiano (Italian)
rispondere, reagire, soddisfare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - responder
n. - responso (m) (Ecles.), responsório (m)

Русский (Russian)
отвечать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - contestar, responder, corresponder
v. tr. - contestar, responder
n. - respuesta, responsorio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svara
n. - väggpelare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
作答, 回答, 响应, 作出反应, 有良好反应, 以...回答, 应答, 唱和, 壁联

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 作答, 回答, 回應, 作出反應, 有良好反應
v. tr. - 以...回答, 回答
n. - 應答, 唱和, 壁聯

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 대답하다, 반응하다
v. tr. - ~에 답하다, 응답하다
n. - 답창, 응창하는 성가, 벽기둥

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 返答する, 応唱する, 応ずる, 感応する, 責任を果たす, 答える, 反応する
n. - 応唱聖歌, リスポンド

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجيب (الاسم) ترنيمه قصيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הגיב, השיב, ענה‬
v. tr. - ‮השיב, ענה‬
n. - ‮חצי עמוד לתמיכה בקשת, פזמון חוזר בזמרה בכנסיה‬

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