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Thesaurus: respond

To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.

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  1. v. i. To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.
  2. v. i. To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.
  3. v. i. To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages.
  4. v. t. To answer; to reply.
  5. v. t. To suit or accord with; to correspond to.
  6. n. An answer; a response.
  7. n. A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter.
  8. n. A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch.
  9. v. show a response or a reaction to something
  10. v. react verbally
  11. v. respond favorably or as hoped