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Received-Pronunciation:
/ɹɪˈspɒnd/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/ɹəˈspɒnd/
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General-American:
/ɹɪˈspɑnd/
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General-American:
/ɹəˈspɑnd/
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rhymes with -ɒnd
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homophone: respawned
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CMU ARPABET:
R IH0 S P AA1 N D
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R IY0 S P AA1 N D
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A response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: answer, comeback, response, retort, return, account, rejoinder, rebuttal, riposte, reaction
Antonyms: none provided
A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
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A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
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Topics: architecture
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To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
to respond to a question or an argument
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To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
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Usage: intransitive
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To correspond with; to suit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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To satisfy; to answer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
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To be liable for payment.
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Usage: intransitive
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show a response or a reaction to something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: react
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
Narrower terms: treat, bristle, flip, flip out, overreact, answer, accept, stool, respond, greet, explode, refuse, decline, consent, go for, wonder, marvel, notice, acknowledge, resist, reject
respond favorably or as hoped
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy
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Broader terms: react, respond
react verbally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She didn't want to answer answer the question We answered that we would accept the invitation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: answer, reply
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Broader terms: state, say, tell
Narrower terms: call back, counter, field, sass, retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin, bridle
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.
Across languages
Translations 91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
antwoord
— to say something in return
Albanian :
përgjigjem
— to say something in return
Chungli Ao :
langzü
— to say something in return
Chungli Ao :
langzük
— to say something in return
Arabic :
أَجَابَ
(ʔajāba)
— to say something in return
Asturian :
responder
— to say something in return
Bulgarian :
отговарям
(otgovarjam)
— to say something in return
Burmese :
ထူး
(htu:)
— to say something in return
Catalan :
respondre
— to say something in return
Cebuano :
balos
— to say something in return
Danish :
svare
— to say something in return
Esperanto :
respondi
— to say something in return
Finnish :
vastata
— to say something in return
French :
répondre
— to say something in return
Friulian :
rispuindi
— to say something in return
Galician :
responder
— to say something in return
German :
antworten
— to say something in return
Greek :
απαντώ
(apantó)
— to say something in return
Ancient Greek :
ἀποκρίνομαι
(apokrínomai)
— to say something in return
Italian :
rispondere
— to say something in return
Korean :
응답하다
(eungdaphada)
— to say something in return
Ladin :
respuender
— to say something in return
Latin :
respondeō
— to say something in return
Lithuanian :
atsiliepti
— to say something in return
Māori :
urupare
— to say something in return
Māori :
kātoitoi
— to say something in return
Māori :
tāoro
— to say something in return
Māori :
whakahoki
— to say something in return
Māori :
whakautu
— to say something in return
Khiamniungan Naga :
thò
— to say something in return
Nahuatl :
nanquilia
— to say something in return
Norman :
èrpotchi
— to say something in return
Occitan :
respondre
— to say something in return
Plautdietsch :
auntwuate
— to say something in return
Polish :
odpowiedzieć
— to say something in return
Polish :
odpowiadać
— to say something in return
Portuguese :
responder
— to say something in return
Romanian :
răspunde
— to say something in return
Romansh :
respunder
— to say something in return
Russian :
отвеча́ть
(otvečátʹ)
— to say something in return
Russian :
отве́тить
(otvétitʹ)
— to say something in return
Northern Sami :
vástidit
— to say something in return
Sardinian :
rispòndhere
— to say something in return
Sicilian :
rispùnniri
— to say something in return
Spanish :
responder
— to say something in return
Spanish :
salirle al paso
— to say something in return
Swedish :
svara
— to say something in return
Tok Pisin :
bekim tok
— to say something in return
Ukrainian :
відповіда́ти
(vidpovidáty)
— to say something in return
Ukrainian :
відповісти́
(vidpovistý)
— to say something in return
Asturian :
responder
— to act in return
Bulgarian :
реагирам
(reagiram)
— to act in return
Danish :
reagere
— to act in return
Danish :
svare
— to act in return
Finnish :
vastata
— to act in return
French :
répondre
— to act in return
Galician :
responder
— to act in return
German :
reagieren
— to act in return
Italian :
rispondere
— to act in return
Malay :
bertindak balas
— to act in return
Māori :
tāoro
— to act in return
Māori :
whakahoki
— to act in return
Māori :
whakautu
— to act in return
Norman :
èrpotchi
— to act in return
Norwegian Bokmål :
reagere
— to act in return
Norwegian Bokmål :
svare
— to act in return
Polish :
reagować
— to act in return
Polish :
zareagować
— to act in return
Polish :
odpowiedzieć
— to act in return
Polish :
odpowiadać
— to act in return
Portuguese :
responder
— to act in return
Spanish :
responder
— to act in return
Ukrainian :
реагува́ти
(reahuváty)
— to act in return
Ukrainian :
відзива́тися
(vidzyvátysja)
— to act in return
Bulgarian :
отговарям
(otgovarjam)
— to correspond
Danish :
korrespondere
— to correspond
Finnish :
vastata
— to correspond
French :
répondre
— to correspond
Galician :
corresponder
— to correspond
Italian :
corrispondere
— to correspond
Norman :
èrpotchi
— to correspond
Polish :
odpowiedzieć
— to correspond
Polish :
odpowiadać
— to correspond
Spanish :
responder
— to correspond
Tok Pisin :
bekim tok
— to correspond
Tok Pisin :
tok
— to correspond
Ukrainian :
відповіда́ти
(vidpovidáty)
— to correspond
Ukrainian :
відповісти́
(vidpovistý)
— to correspond
French :
répondre
— to satisfy
Greek :
ανταποκρίνομαι
(antapokrínomai)
— to satisfy
Italian :
dare riscontro
— to satisfy
