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It can be either one, depending on your meaning. You would "respond to" a question or comment directed at you. You would "respond for" someone else who cannot respond for themselves.
"I dont think that is the proper way to respond to that question"
you can also "respond" or "reply" to a question
Respond means to answer. It can be a response to a demand, an answer to a question, but it is always an answer or counter demand. "I have the right to respond to the question the way I see fit." "The witness did not respond to the question immediately, so the lawyer asked again."
To respond is a verb. A response is the noun. Examples of usage: "Please respond (verb) to my question.""This answer (noun) has been written (verb) as a response (noun) to your question (noun)."
To answer a question we need a who, where, what, when, where, and how. Your question leaves out who.
To answer a question we need a who, what, when, where, why, or how. Your question doesn't give the when or what.
The question was so random that Mary didn't know how to respond.
Click "discuss question"
No or yes is what you say.
To respond to a leading question, you can rephrase the question in a neutral way or provide an answer that does not affirm the bias of the question. It's important to stay mindful of the bias in the question and respond in a way that reflects your own perspective or understanding of the situation.
This is not a complete question, so it cannot be answered. All living thiings respond to something.