responded

verb

Definition of respondednext
past tense of respond
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as in reacted
to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence) doctors studying how the brain responds to pain

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as in replied
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm

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