: an engaged pillar supporting an arch or closing a colonnade or arcade
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
Synonyms
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
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
The same bits of the prefrontal cortex that lit up when our ancestors successfully hunted or gathered respond to FOMO, a.k.a., the fear of missing out, and the false notion of scarcity that limited-time offers inspire.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Cheatle is expected to appear at the July 22 hearing, the Oversight spokesperson said, and the U.S. Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 16 July 2024
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Noun
The question is, would such a voter respond more favorably if the left is able to put together a coalition with the center from which Mélenchon is excluded?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
The same bits of the prefrontal cortex that lit up when our ancestors successfully hunted or gathered respond to FOMO, a.k.a., the fear of missing out, and the false notion of scarcity that limited-time offers inspire.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Occupy Democrats also did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Cheatle is expected to appear at the July 22 hearing, the Oversight spokesperson said, and the U.S. Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 16 July 2024
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respond. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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