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respondest

respondest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of respond.

Meaning of respond

Verb

respond (third-person singular simple present responds, present participle responding, simple past and past participle responded)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
    • to respond to a question or an argument
  2. (intransitive) 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
  3. (ambitransitive) 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...
  4. (transitive) To satisfy; to answer.
    • The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
  5. (intransitive) To be liable for payment.

See all 8 meanings of respond

Origin of respondest

respond + -est

Questions about respondest

What is respondest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Respondest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of respond.

Words near respondest in the dictionary

  1. respondentia
  2. respondentias
  3. respondents
  4. responder
  5. responders
  6. respondest
  7. respondeth
  8. responding
  9. responding variable
  10. responding variables
  11. respondings

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