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ALL meanings of respond

re·spond
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  • intransitive verb respond answer, reply 1
  • intransitive verb respond answer, reply to 1
  • abbreviation RESPOND react 1
  • intransitive verb respond be cured by 1
  • 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
  • verb with object respond to say in answer; reply. 1
  • noun respond Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column. 1
  • noun respond Ecclesiastical. a short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection. responsory. response. 1
  • verb respond When you respond to something that is done or said, you react to it by doing or saying something yourself. 0
  • verb respond When you respond to a need, crisis, or challenge, you take the necessary or appropriate action. 0
  • verb respond If a patient or their injury or illness is responding to treatment, the treatment is working and they are getting better. 0
  • verb respond to state or utter (something) in reply 0
  • verb respond to act in reply; react 0
  • verb respond to react favourably 0
  • noun respond a pilaster or an engaged column that supports an arch or a lintel 0
  • noun respond a choral anthem chanted in response to a lesson read at a church service 0
  • intransitive verb respond to answer; reply 0
  • intransitive verb respond to act in return, as if in answer 0
  • intransitive verb respond to have a positive or favorable reaction 0
  • intransitive verb respond to be answerable or liable 0
  • verb transitive respond to say in answer; reply 0
  • noun respond an engaged column, pilaster, etc. supporting an arch 0
  • abbreviation RESPOND response 0
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