respond
UK/ɹɪˈspɒnd//ɹɪˈspɑnd/
respond verb: to say something in return; to answer; to reply.
Verb
respond (third-person singular simple present responds, present participle responding, simple past and past participle responded)
- To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
- to respond to a question or an argument
- To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
- As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.2012 January, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31
- To correspond with; to suit.
- For his great deeds respond his speeches great.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield...
- To satisfy; to answer.
- The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
- To be liable for payment.
Noun
respond (plural responds)
respond meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
respond in Hindi
- जवाब दें, जवाब देते हैं, जवाब देना
respond in Tamil
- பதிலிறுப்பு, பதில் கொடு, விடையளி
respond in Marathi
- प्रतिसाद देणे, प्रतिसाद द्या, उत्तर देणे
respond in Urdu
- جواب دینا
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- respond in Bengali
- জবাব দেত্তয়, উত্তর দেওয়া, অনুরূপ হওয়া, প্রতিক্রিয়া করা
- respond in Telugu
- ప్రతిస్పందించండి
- respond in Malayalam
- പ്രത്യുത്തരം നൽകുക, പ്രതികരിക്കുക
- respond in Kannada
- ಓಗೊಡು, ಓಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಮಾರ್ನುಡಿ, ಉತ್ತರಿಸು
- respond in Punjabi
- ਜਵਾਬ ਦਿਓ, ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣਾ
- respond in Gujarati
- જવાબ આપો
- respond in Nepali
- जवाफ दिनुहोस्, प्रतिक्रिया दिनुहोस्
- respond in Arabic
- أَجَابَ ʔajāba
- respond in Malay
- bertindak balas
- respond in Myanmar
- ထူး htu:
Examples of respond in a sentence
- My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.
- The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.
- The network hub polled the department’s computers to determine which ones could still respond.
Synonyms of respond
Forms of respond
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | responds |
| present participle | responding |
| past participle | responded |
| past | responded |
| Noun | |
| plural | responds |
Origin of respond
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.
Words formed from respond
Words that rhyme with respond
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Questions about respond
- What does respond mean?
- Respond means to say something in return; to answer; to reply.
- What is respond in Hindi?
- Respond in Hindi is जवाब दें, जवाब देते हैं, जवाब देना. See Respond meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is respond?
- Respond can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce respond?
- Respond is pronounced /ɹɪˈspɒnd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of respond?
- The past tense of respond is responded.
Words near respond in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: respond (page history and authors); respond (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respond (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respond (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respond (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respond (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respond (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respond (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respond (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respond (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respond (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respond (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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