respond

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   respond favorably or as hoped

   The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy

2. 2
   verb

   To say something in return; to answer; to reply.

   to respond to a question or an argument

3. 3
   verb

   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.

4. 4
   verb

   To correspond with; to suit.

   For his great deeds respond his speeches great.

5. 5
   verb

   To satisfy; to answer.

   The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.

6. 6
   verb

   show a response or a reaction to something

7. 7
   verb

   react verbally

8. 8
   verb

   To be liable for payment.

Etymology

From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.