responded; responding; responds
1
: to say something in return : make an answer
respond to criticism
2
a
: to react in response
responded to a call for help
b
: to show favorable reaction
respond to surgery
3
: to be answerable
respond in damages
: an engaged pillar supporting an arch or closing a colonnade or arcade
Examples of respond in a Sentence
Verb
She hasn't yet responded to my letter.
My mother responded to my request with a firm no.
The teacher asked a question, but the student didn't respond.
“Are you ready?” he asked. “No,” she responded.
When I asked him what he was doing, he responded that it was none of my business.
Police quickly responded to the call for help.
She responded to their decision by threatening to quit.
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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
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How will Cleveland’s defense respond after Greg Newsome II was traded?
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Police are responding to a shooting that left multiple people injured at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the school’s Homecoming weekend.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Police and school respond Baltimore County police confirmed the incident in a statement.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
How will Cleveland’s defense respond after Greg Newsome II was traded?
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respond. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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