respond
Plural: responds
Verb
Verb Forms: responded, responding, responds
- To say or act in return; to react to something.
- show a response or a reaction to something
- react verbally
- respond favorably or as hoped
- "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"
- To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
- To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
- To correspond with; to suit.
- To satisfy; to answer.
- To be liable for payment.
Noun
- A response.
- A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
- A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
Examples
- The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
- When faced with an open triple word score, a good player will always RESPOND with a high-scoring play.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.
Synonyms
answer, react, reply, account, answer back, comeback, counter, reaction, rebuttal, rejoin, rejoinder, respond, response, retort, return, riposte
Scrabble Score: 10
respond: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrespond: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
respond: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary