: 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.
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
Subject at the duck pond in Roseburg called in requesting medical respond because his brain has been extracted by Hitler.
—Matt Thompson, Spin, 5 Oct. 2023
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Noun
When a deputy caught up with the vehicle, the driver did not at first respond to emergency lights and sirens, authorities said.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
Subject at the duck pond in Roseburg called in requesting medical respond because his brain has been extracted by Hitler.
—Matt Thompson, Spin, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Respond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respond. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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