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respond

/ respond /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
respond favorably or as hoped
"The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"
Type of:
react
Derived:
respondent responder answerer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
show a response or a reaction to something
Type of:
act move
Kinds of:
treat overreact answer accept stool
Derived:
respondent responder answerer reaction response
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
reply or respond to
"She didn''t want to answer"
"answer the question"
"We answered that we would accept the invitation"
Type of:
state say tell
Kinds of:
call back counter field sass retort
Derived:
respondent responder answerer reply response
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
2
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react act move treat overreact answer accept stool state say tell call back