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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The authors of the rebuttal document did not respond to a request for comment.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So, how will Sean Payton's club respond?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Cox did not respond to The Star’s interview request.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The authors of the rebuttal document did not respond to a request for comment.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
The time for enterprises to detect and respond has to be shortened by two orders of magnitude.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So, how will Sean Payton's club respond?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respond. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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