Respond

Definition: Respond

Respond

Verb

1. Show a response or a reaction to something.

2. Reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation".

3. Respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "respond" was first used: sometime around 1300 (usage as a noun). (references)

Satire

Post & Telecom

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Synonyms: Respond

Absence or want of Intellect

Verb: mimic, ape (imitate); respond instinctively.

Agreement

Verb: be accordant; Adjective: agree, accord, harmonize; correspond, tally, respond; meet, suit, fit, befit, do, adapt itself to; fall in with, chime in with, square with, quadrate with, consort with, comport with; dovetail, assimilate; fit like a glove, fit to a T; match; become one; homologate.

Answer

Verb: answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin; give for answer, return for answer; acknowledge, echo.

Feeling

Respond; catch the flame, catch the infection; enter the spirit of.

Crosswords: Respond

Mantovani? They feed Mantovani to insomniacs who don't respond to strong drugs (Good Morning, Vietnam; writing credit: Mitch Markowitz)

Oh boy, oh boy, no, no, no, no, please, don't cry. I-I don't respond well to people crying (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro)

Anybody want to make 10 dollars and respond verbally (Curb Your Enthusiasm; writing credit: Larry David)

Now, if you choose not to respond to my parental authority, I should warn you, I have mind altering drugs in the other room and I'm not afraid to use them (Everwood; writing credit: Michael Green; Rina Mimoun)

How do you expect me to respond to this (When Harry Met Sally...; writing credit: Nora Ephron)

Then them girls respond to the call (Who Let The Dogs Out; performing artist: Baha Men)

So close the door if you want me to respond (Nasty; performing artist: Janet Jackson)

Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you respond to it. (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• How to Respond to Muslims (How to Respond) (reference)

• September 11, 2001: American Writers Respond (reference)

• Strangers at Your Door: How to Respond to Jehovah's Witnesses, the Mormons, Televangelists, Jimmy Swaggart, Cults and More (reference)

• The Power of Now: How Winning Companies Sense and Respond to Change Using Real-Time Technology (reference)

• With Love and Squalor: 14 Writers Respond to the Work of J.D. Salinger (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Canine CPR -- Know How To Respond Quickly (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Respond (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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A 10 year-old white girl is pictured here with her father in a swimming pool. She was diagnosed at age three with a form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) that did not respond to therapy. She is presently in long-term remission after an experimental bone marrow transplant was performed. She now suffers from chronic GVH (Graft Versus Host Disease) which is rare. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Pictured is a breast cancer cell, photographed by a scanning electron microscope, which produces a 3-dimensional images. This picture shows the overall shape of the cell's surface at a very high magnification. Cancer cells are best identified by internal details, but research with a scanning electron microscope can show how cells respond in changing environments and can show mapping distribution of binding sites of hormones and other biological molecules. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Comics story about a young boy wearing Superman T-shirt enters 4th St. telephone booth and emerges wearing NY Fire Department T-shirt to respond to the September 11th terrorist attack on World Trade Center, New York City] / Sale.01. Credit: Library of Congress.

Respond to Chairman Mao's great call to support the Army and cherish the people. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Ma waved her hand at him, but he did not respond.

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Health

Smokers do not respond as well as nonsmokers. (references)

Most cases of dermatomyositis respond to therapy. (references)

Not all patients respond to botulinum toxin injection. (references)

Business

In Shenzhen a hot line was started to respond to calls from battered women. (references)

Respond promptly and thoroughly to all requests for information or assistance. (references)

Recently, domestic manufacturers have begun to respond to market demands for more sophisticated products. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kenya

The Attorney General did not respond to these demands by year's end. (references)

Poland

If denied they may appeal to the Refugee Board, which is required to respond within 5 days. (references)

Bulgaria

The AIP reports that when it gets involved, government agencies often, but not always, respond to APIA requests. (references)

Economic History

Hong Kong

Respond immediately to all faxes and phone calls. (references)

Bangladesh

Foreign managers report that Bangladeshi workers generally respond well to training. (references)

Oman

A local agent or local office is needed to monitor and respond to business developments. (references)

Human Rights

Mozambique

The Government did not respond and appeared unlikely to respond to the request. (references)

Indonesia

Many citizens also claimed that police were slow to respond forcefully to violent civil disorder. (references)

India

During conflicts with armed militants, security forces allegedly respond indiscriminately to gunfire. (references)

Indigenous People

Canada

To address these sentiments and respond to a pending lawsuit, in 1998 the Quebec government agreed with the Cree and Mohawk tribes to initiate negotiations regarding longstanding grievances over timber resources, public rights of way on tribal lands, and management of development in the James Bay region. (references)

Minorities

Georgia

Initially police did not respond to requests for help; however, they came to the scene once the Basilists had left. (references)

Croatia

In the wake of the autumn 2000 termination of the OSCE police monitoring group in the Danubian region (and its replacement with a smaller civilian unit), the police continued to respond appropriately to law and order issues, although some NGO's continued to express concern that ethnic Serbs were reluctant to report ethnically-motivated incidents to authorities. (references)

Political Economy

Namibia

High-level government officials continued to respond to criticism of ruling party and government policies with verbal abuse. (references)

Panama

Police forces respond to civilian authority, have civilian directors, and have internal review procedures to deal with police misconduct. (references)

THAILAND

While the financial crisis stabilized by late 1998, production and demand did not respond, and the government shifted its focus to stimulating domestic demand. (references)

Political Rights

Bahrain

The Majlis also may summon cabinet ministers to respond to questions; however, its recommendations are not binding on the Government. (references)

Tunisia

Debate within the Chamber is often lively and government ministers are summoned to respond to deputies' questions, although heated exchanges critical of government policy are not reported fully in the press. (references)

Trade

Guatemala

The Guatemalan Government has been very quick to respond to requests for approval to utilize OPIC insurance and financing. (references)

Travel

Uae

It is most important to respond to all fax and other communications promptly. (references)

Nigeria

Those not familiar with doing business in Nigeria should not respond to unsolicited offers. (references)

Armenia

The need to respond promptly is, however, gradually becoming accepted in the Armenian business community. (references)

Women

Korea

The law also requires police to respond immediately to reports of domestic violence. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The committee could not respond to urgent calls from the countryside because it did not have transportation. (references)

Zimbabwe

Systemic problems and lack of education often mean that police do not respond to women's reports or requests for assistance. (references)

Worker Rights

Lithuania

The LWU also charged that the judicial system was slow to respond to LWU grievances regarding dismissals from work. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aluminj Mostar has protested the ILO ruling, arguing that it did not have the opportunity to respond to the union complaint. (references)

Russia

The law requires employers to respond to a trade union's initiative and negotiate with the union, but no time limit is specified. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "respond": respond a medical treatment ♦ respond in damages ♦ respond instinctively ♦ respond to ♦ respond to a call ♦ respond to a question ♦ respond to a toast ♦ respond to music. Additional references.

Afrikaans

reageer (react), antwoord (answer, reply). (various references)

Albanian

reagoj (react, take), përshtatem (adapt oneself, adjust, agree, conform, fit in, humor, humour, shape), përgjigjem (agree, answer, answer for, correspond, match, rejoin), përgjigje (answer, comeback, rejoinder, replication, reply, response, retort, return). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نشد بعض الترانيم, ‏ترنيمة قصيرة, ‏إستجاب (abide by, arraign, be interrogated, comply, react, vibrate), ‏أجاب (answer, rejoin, reply, return), ‏رد (answer, answer back, beat, counter, disallow, drive back, pay, pay back, put off, rebound, rebuff, rebut, rebuttal, rejoinder, render, repay, repayment, repercussion, reply, response, retrieve, return, reverberate, reversion, riposte, spurn, turn away). (various references)

Bulgarian 

реагирам (act up, react, retroact), откликвам (answer, vibrate), отговорен съм (be in charge), отговарям (accord, account, answer, correspond, fit, fulfill, match, rejoin, replicate, reply, retort, vouch), отзовавам се (volunteer), отзивчив съм, ектения (response), подходящ съм (lend, suit), подпорна колона. (various references)

Chinese 

答 (agree, answer, echo, reply, return, to answer), 反应 (reaction, Responded, Responding, response). (various references)

Czech

reagovat (answer, behave, freak, react), odpovídat (answer). (various references)

Danish

reagere (react), svare (answer, reply). (various references)

Dutch

reageren (react), beantwoorden (answer, reciprocate, reply). (various references)

Esperanto

respondi (answer, reply), reagi (react). (various references)

Faeroese

svara (answer, reply). (various references)

Farsi 

پاسخ دادن (Answer, Reply), پاسخ (Answer, Reply, Response), واکنش نشان دادن (React). (various references)

Finnish

vastata (answer, answer for, be responsible for, correspond to equal, give an answer, reply, return). (various references)

French

répondre (reduce the price, rejoin, reply). (various references)

Frisian

antwurdzje (answer, reply), anderje (answer, reply). (various references)

German

reagieren (come back, obey, react, take, to respond), antworten (answer, answers, counter, reply, responses, to answer, to answer (to), to reply, to respond, write back), ansprechen (accost, address, appeal to, approach, attract, beard, go down well, make an impression on, mention, react, speak to, to accost, to respond, to speak to). (various references)

Greek 

απαντώ (answer, occur, rejoin, reply, reply to, respond to, retort). (various references)

Hebrew 

לענות (answer, answer back, bear witness, reply), להענות (accede, assent, be answered, comply), להגיב (answer, react, reply, retort). (various references)

Hungarian

válaszol (answer, rejoin, reply, to answer, to answer wrong, to hang fire, to rejoin, to replicate, to reply, to respond), felel (answer, reply, to answer, to answer for, to rejoin, to respond, to return, to sponsor). (various references)

Icelandic

svara (answer, reply), bregðast við (react). (various references)

Indonesian

menjawab (answer), menanggapi (perceive, receive). (various references)

Irish

freagair (answer, reply). (various references)

Italian

rispondere (answer, answer for, be responsible for, meet, reply, return), replicare (answer, counter, rejoin, repeat, replicate, reply, riposte), reagire (react). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

取り合う (to clasp, to compete, to respond, to scramble for, to take each other's hands), 取合う (to clasp, to compete, to respond, to scramble for, to take each other's hands), 応ずる (to accept, to answer, to meet, to respond, to satisfy), 応じる (to accept, to apply for, to comply with, to respond, to satisfy), 応える (to answer, to respond, to reward, to strike home, to take its toll). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おうずる (to accept, to answer, to meet, to respond, to satisfy), おうじる (to accept, to apply for, to comply with, to respond, to satisfy), こたえる (to answer, to be equal to, to be fit for, to bear, to brave, to endure, to put up with, to reply, to resist, to respond, to reward, to stand, to strike home, to support, to take its toll, to withstand), とりあう (to clasp, to compete, to respond, to scramble for, to take each other's hands). (various references)

Korean 

반응하십시요. (various references)

Manx

freggyrt (acknowledgement, answer, come back; outcrop, correspond, react, reaction, rejoin, rejoinder, reply, response, retort, solution, suit), aareggyrt (back answer, re-echo, rejoinder). (various references)

Norwegian

svare (answer, reply). (various references)

Papiamen

rospondé (answer, reply), reakshoná (react), kontestá (answer, reply). (various references)

Pig Latin

espondray.(various references)

Polish

odpowiadać (answer, reply). (various references)

Portuguese

responder (answer, rejoin, reply, return), reagir (interact, react). (various references)

Romanian

riposta, replicã (catchword, counterpart, cue, imitation, rejoinder, remark, repartee, replication, reply, response, retort, retortion, tag), råspunde (answer, reply), rãspuns (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, answer, reaction, repartee, replication, reply, respondence, response, retort, script, solution), rãspunde (account, answer, come back, make answer, rejoin, reply, retort), fi rãspunzãtor (answer), da rãspunsurile. (various references)

Russian 

отвечать (answer, be in accord with, rejoin, replay, replied, reply, responded, responding, satisfy). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uzvratiti (answer, replicate, reply, retort, return, turn around), odgovarati (answer, behoove, correspond, match, suit, talk), odgovaranje (discouragement, dissuasion, responsiveness), odazvati se (answer). (various references)

Spanish

responder (answer, answer for, come back, reply, talk back), reaccionar (kick, react), contestar (answer, reply, return, write back). (various references)

Sranan

piki (answer, reply). (various references)

Swedish

svara (answer, correspond, rejoin, reply). (various references)

Tagalog

tumugón (answer, reply), tugunín (answer, reply), sumagót (answer, reply), sagutín (answer, reply). (various references)

Turkish

cevap vermek (answer, reply, satisfy, talk back). (various references)

Turkmen 

seslenmek (be heard). (various references)

Ukrainian

реагувати (answer, react), відгук (account, antiphon, repercussion, response), відповідь (answer, antiphon, rejoinder, replication, reply, response), відповідати (accord, agree, answer, become, consort with, correspond, fall in with, fill the bill, fulfil, measure up, parallel, quadrate, rejoin, reply, return, take the consequences, tally). (various references)

Welsh

ymateb (answer, correspond), ateb (answer, reply, solution). (various references)

Yucatec

nuukik (answer, reply). (various references)

Zulu

-phendula (answer, reply). (various references)

redeant, redeat, redeundi, redeunt, redeunte, redeuntes, redeuntique, redi, rediebant, redient, redierant, redieris, rediero, redierunt, rediet, rediit, redire, redirent, rediret, redisset, redistis, redit, redite, reditum, reditus, remando, respondeo, respondeo respondi responsum, respondeo, respondi, responsum, respondere, respondi. (various references)

respondere. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "respond": responded, respondent, respondents, responder, responders, responding, responds. (additional references)

Words ending with "respond": correspond, overrespond. (additional references)

Words containing "respond": corespondent, corespondents, corresponded, correspondence, correspondences, correspondencies, correspondency, correspondent, correspondents, corresponding, correspondingly, corresponds, nonrespondent, nonrespondents, nonresponder, nonresponders, overresponded, overresponding, overresponds. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Respond" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Lesponne, repandu, repond, repund, resond, respin, respind, respo, respon, responde, respone, responed, respons, respound, Respro, respun, Ropson. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: ponders.

-1 letter: dopers, drones, pedros, person, ponder, prosed, redons, snored, sonder, sorned, spored.

-2 letters: doers, doper, dopes, dorps, doser, drone, drops, nerds, nodes, nosed, opens, pedro, pends, peons, ponds, pones, pored, pores, porns, posed, poser, prods, prone, prose, redon, redos, rends, repos, resod, roped, ropes, rosed, senor, snore, sonde, spend, spode, spore.

-3 letters: dens, doer.

+1 letter: operands, padrones, pandores, portends, pounders, prisoned, propends, protends, responds, splendor.

+2 letters: conspired, disproven, dognapers, dripstone, endocarps, endosperm, endospore, expandors, incorpsed, overspend, pardoners, pinedrops, pomanders, ponderers, ponderosa, ponderous, prognosed, pyrenoids, responded, responder, splendors, splendour, sponsored.

+3 letters: correspond, davenports, depression, desorption, dispersion, dognappers, dripstones, endomorphs, endorphins, endosperms, endospores, expounders, godparents, gunpowders, imprisoned, interposed, isoprenoid, necropsied, nonprossed, overspends, patronised, penholders, perditions, personated, personhood, plunderous, ponderosas, postmodern, predations, prednisone, preordains, princedoms, promenades, properdins, provenders, pyranoside, respondent, responders, responding, scorpaenid, splendours, splendrous, terpenoids, transposed, underplots.