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Respond

verb/ɹᵻspˈɑːnd/
Definition
show a response or a reaction to something
react verbally
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹᵻspˈɑːnd/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹɪspˈɒnd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹɪspˈɒnd/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻspˈɑːnd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbshow a response or a reaction to something
verbreact verbally
“She didn't want to answer”
verbrespond favorably or as hoped
“The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy”
Word Forms
reactiveadjectivereacting to a stimulus
reactionnouna response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
responsiveadjectivereadily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
respondentadjectivereplying
respondernounsomeone who responds
respondentnounsomeone who responds
answernouna statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
answerernounsomeone who responds
replynounthe speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
antworten
eine Reaktion oder eine Reaktion auf etwas zeigen
🇫🇷French
répondre
montrer une réponse ou une réaction à quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
responder
mostrar una respuesta o una reacción a algo
🇮🇹Italian
rispondere
mostrare una risposta o una reazione a qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
antwoorden
een reactie of een reactie op iets tonen
🇵🇹Portuguese
responder
mostrar uma resposta ou reação a algo
🇷🇺Russian
отвечать
показать ответ или реакцию на что-то
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जवाब देना
किसी चीज़ पर प्रतिक्रिया या प्रतिक्रिया दिखाना
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রতিক্রিয়া
একটি প্রতিক্রিয়া বা কিছু একটি প্রতিক্রিয়া দেখান
🇮🇳Tamil
பதில்
ஏதாவது ஒரு பதில் அல்லது எதிர்வினை காட்டு
🇮🇳Telugu
స్పందించండి
దేనికైనా ప్రతిస్పందన లేదా ప్రతిచర్యను చూపండి
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रतिसाद
एखाद्या गोष्टीवर प्रतिक्रिया किंवा प्रतिक्रिया दर्शवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રતિભાવ
પ્રતિભાવ અથવા કોઈ વસ્તુની પ્રતિક્રિયા બતાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಿ
ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രതികരിക്കുക
എന്തെങ്കിലും പ്രതികരണമോ പ്രതികരണമോ കാണിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਵਾਬ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਦਿਖਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
جواب دیں
کسی چیز پر ردعمل یا ردعمل دکھائیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
回应
表现出对某事的反应或反应
🇯🇵Japanese
応答する
何かに対して反応または反応を示す
🇰🇷Korean
대답하다
어떤 것에 대한 반응이나 반응을 보여주다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trả lời
hiển thị một phản ứng hoặc một phản ứng với một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
ตอบกลับ
แสดงการตอบสนองหรือการตอบสนองต่อบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menanggapi
menunjukkan respon atau reaksi terhadap sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
tumugon
magpakita ng tugon o reaksyon sa isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
bertindak balas
menunjukkan tindak balas atau reaksi terhadap sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يرد
إظهار استجابة أو رد فعل على شيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
پاسخ دهید
نشان دادن پاسخ یا واکنش به چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
yanıtlamak
bir şeye tepki veya tepki göstermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהָגִיב
להראות תגובה או תגובה למשהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'respond'?
The primary meaning of 'respond' is 'show a response or a reaction to something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'respond' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'respond' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'respond' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'respond' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'respond' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'respond' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'respond' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'respond' in regular conversations?
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Would you classify 'respond' as formal, casual, or slang?
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