Respond Meaning
/ɹɪˈspɒnd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo say something in return; to answer; to reply.
verbTo act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
Sentence Examples
Our bodies respond to our feelings.
You must respond at once to the letter.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Top students usually ____ quickly when a teacher asks a difficult question.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government was slow to ____ to the crisis, drawing criticism from opposition parties and the public.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds."
— 2012 January 26, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31:
"For his great deeds respond his speeches great."
— 1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Top students usually ____ quickly when a teacher asks a difficult question.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government was slow to ____ to the crisis, drawing criticism from opposition parties and the public.