respondent
Syllables: re·spon·dentUK/ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/
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Australia/ɹɪˈspɔn.dənt/
respondent noun: one who responds; one who replies.
Noun
respondent (plural respondents)
- One who responds; one who replies.
- A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.
- A person replying to a questionnaire.
Adjective
respondent (comparative more respondent, superlative most respondent)
- Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
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respondent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
respondent in Hindi
- one who responds; one who replies
- प्रतिवादी prativādī
- defendant
- प्रतिवादी prativādī
respondent in Tamil
- எதிர் வழக்காளர், எதிர்வாதி
respondent in Marathi
- प्रतिवादी, प्रतिसादकर्ता, प्रत्यर्थी
respondent in Urdu
- مدعا الیہ, مدعا الیہا
More languagesFewer languages
- respondent in Bengali
- উত্তরদাতা, প্রতিবাদী, উত্তরদায়ক, প্রতিক্রিয়াশীল
- respondent in Telugu
- ప్రతివాది, ప్రతిస్పందకుడు, ప్రతిస్పందనదారుడు
- respondent in Malayalam
- പ്രതികരിക്കുന്നയാൾ, പ്രതികരിച്ചയാൾ, മറുപടി നൽകുന്നയാൾ
- respondent in Kannada
- ಓಗೊಡುವವರು, ಇದಿರಾಡುಗ, ಪ್ರತಿವಾದಿ, ಸ್ವಪಕ್ಷ ಸಮರ್ಥಕ
- respondent in Punjabi
- ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹ, ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਉੱਤਰਦਾਤਾ
- respondent in Gujarati
- ઉત્તરદાતા uttardātā
- respondent in Odia
- ଉତ୍ତରଦାତା, ଉତ୍ତରଦାଯ଼ୀ, ଉତ୍ତରଦାତ୍ତା
- respondent in Nepali
- प्रतिवादी, उत्तरदाता, प्रत्यर्थी
- respondent in Indonesian
- penanggap, penjawab, responden
Examples of respondent in a sentence
- The survey respondents were overrepresentative of the middle and upper classes.
- Since respondents were asked specifically if they saw any of the company's ads in the aided awareness question, that score is higher than the one for unaided awareness.
- The ACS asks all respondents ages 5 and older two questions about language.
Forms of respondent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | respondents |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more respondent |
| superlative | most respondent |
Words formed from respondent
Questions about respondent
- What does respondent mean?
- Respondent means one who responds; one who replies.
- What is respondent in Hindi?
- Respondent in Hindi is प्रतिवादी (prativādī). See Respondent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is respondent?
- Respondent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce respondent?
- Respondent is pronounced /ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of respondent?
- The plural of respondent is respondents.
Words near respondent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: respondent (page history and authors); respondent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respondent (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respondent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respondent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respondent (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respondent (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respondent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respondent (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ઉત્તરદાતા (Gujarati) (page history and authors); respondent (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respondent (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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