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
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoresponder English
- counterrespond English
- hyperrespond English
- hyperresponder English
- non-responder English
- nonresponder English
- overrespond English
- respondee English
- respondence English
- responder English
- respondest English
- respondeth English
- seroresponder English
- thrombin English
- thrombospondin English
- underrespond English
- correspondeo Latin
- respondeo Latin
- respondeō Latin
- respondēre Latin
- responsio Latin
- respondeor Old French
- respondre Old French
- répounre Norman
- rêpondre Norman
- respondance Middle French
- respondre Middle French