Respond Definition

rĭ-spŏnd
responded, responding, responds
verb
responded, responding, responds
To answer; reply.
Webster's New World
To act in return, as if in answer.
Webster's New World
To say in answer; reply.
Webster's New World
To have a positive or favorable reaction.
An infection that responded to treatment.
Webster's New World
To be answerable or liable.
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noun
responds
An engaged column, pilaster, etc. supporting an arch.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.

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Other Word Forms of Respond

Noun

Singular:
respond
Plural:
responds

Origin of Respond

  • Middle English responden from Old French respondre from Latin respondēre re- re- spondēre to promise spend- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French respondre (Modern répondre), from Latin respondeō.

    From Wiktionary

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