respond
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
Verb 4 meanings
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
“to respond to a question or an argument”
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.
“The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.”
Noun 3 meanings
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.
Etymology
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.
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RESPOND at a glance
RESPOND has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + P 3 + O 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,796 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with respond
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