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DictionaryrespondReply or reaction
verb

respond

rih-SPAHND/rɪˈspɑːnd/

Reply or react to something.

The resident responds to the neighbor waiting at the door.

Answering a neighbor at the door.
Etymology
reLatinback
+spondLatinto pledge

“Back” and “pledge” combine in the Latin sense “promise in return.” The same verb also meant “answer,” connecting a reciprocal assurance with the broader act of replying.

In context

Steve Vondran3:02
you filed the complaint and the defendant in California has 30 days to respond so one of the ways that a defendant could respond is by filing an answer basically saying I deny deny deny deny deny
Legal definition of Demurrer

More examples

  • Please respond to my email by Friday.
  • The audience responded with laughter.
  • His infection is responding well to treatment.

Forms

respond · responds · responded · responding

response noun — An answer or a reaction.

responsive adjective — Quick to answer or react.

Similar words

reply
Focuses on answering a communication, usually with words.
answer
Often means supplying information requested by a question.
react
Emphasizes a behavioral or physical change rather than a verbal answer.