respond
UK /ɹɪˈspɒnd/ US /ɹɪˈspɑnd/
verb 5noun 3
Definitions
verb
1
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
to respond to a question or an argument
2
To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
3
To correspond with; to suit.
For his great deeds respond his speeches great.
4
To satisfy; to answer.
The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
5
To be liable for payment.
noun
1
A response.
2
A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
3
A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
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