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   respond

   /rɪˈspɒnd/

   verb

   • 1. say something in reply: "she could not get Robert to respond to her words" Similar answerreply tosay something in response toacknowledgegreetcountermake a responsemake a rejoindermake a ripostemake replycome backsay in responseanswerreplyrejoinretortreturnripostecounterfling backhurl backretaliatecome backOpposite askignore
   • ▪ (of a congregation) say or sing the response in reply to a priest.
   • 2. (of a person) do something as a reaction to someone or something: "she responded to his grin with a smile"
   • ▪ react quickly or positively to a stimulus or treatment: "his back injury has failed to respond to treatment" Similar react toact in response tomake a responsehit back attake the baitrise to the baitreciprocatereturn the favourretaliategive as good as one getsgive tit for tatOpposite makeignore
   • ▪ make (a bid) in answer to one's partner's preceding bid: "to partner's opening one heart it is dangerous to respond two clubs"

   noun

   • 1. a half-pillar or half-pier attached to a wall to support an arch, especially at the end of an arcade.
   • 2. (in church use) a response to a versicle; a responsory.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from respondre ‘to answer’, from Latin respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

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