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respondrespond /rɪˈspɑnd/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb ETYMOLOGYrespondOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin respondere to promise in return, answer, from spondere VERB TABLErespond |
| Present | I, you, we, they | respond | | he, she, it | responds | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | responded | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have responded | | he, she, it | has responded | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had responded | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will respond | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have responded |
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| Present | I | am responding | | he, she, it | is responding | | you, we, they | are responding | | Past | I, he, she, it | was responding | | you, we, they | were responding | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been responding | | he, she, it | has been responding | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been responding | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be responding | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been responding |
► respond to treatment/medication etc. Her cancer responded well to the new medication. THESAURUSreply► answer to say something to someone when he or she has asked you a question, made a suggestion, etc.: She thought for a moment before answering. You still haven’t answered my question. ► reply to answer someone: “Are you coming?” “Yes,” he replied. ► respond to answer someone by saying or doing something: His father responded to his question by telling him to be quiet. ► retort to reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way: “It’s none of your business,” she retorted. 1[intransitive] to react to something that has been said or done SYN react: respond to The fire department responded to the call within minutes.respond (to something) by doing something Rebels responded by firing missiles into the market square.respond with something The audience responded with wild applause.2[intransitive, transitive] to say or write something as a reply SYN reply: I asked again, but still he didn’t respond.respond to something You didn’t respond to any of my emails.respond that Officials responded that the policy was likely to be changed.► see thesaurus at answer13[intransitive] to improve as a result of a particular kind of treatment: respond to treatment/medication etc. Her cancer responded well to the new medication. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin respondere to promise in return, answer, from spondere] |