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respond to
Thesaurusrespondverb1. To speak or act in response, as to a question:answer, rejoin, reply, retort, return, riposte.2. To act in return to something, as a stimulus:react.3. To present with a specified reaction:greet, meet, react.
respond to
respond to (someone or something1. To issue a verbal or written answer or reply to someone or something. I spent my entire first day back from vacation just responding to emails that had been piling up. Mary is obviously still angry—she won't even respond to me.2. To act in response or in answer to someone or something. There are a number of ways we can respond to this injunction. My father believes you have to respond to a bully with force.3. To elicit a reaction, especially a positive one, to a particular person or stimulus. We're pleased to see that your body has been responding to the new treatment methods. Our baby daughter doesn't really like to be held by most people, but she really responds to my mother-in-law.See also: respond, somethingrespond to someone or something 1. to answer someone or something. Would you please respond to me? When are you going to respond to my letter? 2. to react to someone or something. You have heard his presentation. How would you respond to him? I need you to respond to the points in the report by the end of the day. The police responded right away to the riot call.See also: respond |