respond

English

/ɹəˈspɒnd/, /ɹəˈspɑnd/, /ɹəˈspɒnd/, /ɹəˈspɑnd/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
  • (intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
  • (ambitransitive) To correspond with; to suit.
  • (transitive) To satisfy; to answer.
  • (intransitive) To be liable for payment.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French respondre derived from Latin respondeō.

Origin

Latin

respondeō

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