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respond

re·spond
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-spond]
    • /rɪˈspɒnd/
    • /rɪˈspɒnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-spond]
    • /rɪˈspɒnd/

Definitions of respond word

  • verb without object respond to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question. 1
  • verb without object respond to make a return by some action as if in answer: to respond generously to a charity drive. 1
  • verb without object respond to react favorably. 1
  • verb without object respond Physiology. to exhibit some action or effect as if in answer; react: Nerves respond to a stimulus. 1
  • verb without object respond to correspond (usually followed by to). 1
  • verb without object respond Bridge. to make a response. 1

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Origin of respond

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (noun) Middle English: responsory < Old French, derivative of respondre to respond < Latin respondēre to promise in return, reply, answer, equivalent to re- re- + spondēre to pledge, promise (see sponsor); (v.) < Latin respondēre

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Respond

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

respond popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

respond usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for respond

verb respond

  • acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
  • act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
  • act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
  • answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  • answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.

noun respond

  • antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
  • double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.

Antonyms for respond

verb respond

  • feel out — to perceive or examine by touch.
  • hit up — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • inquire — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.

Top questions with respond

  • how to respond to a compliment?
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