respond

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rəˈspɒnd/ or /ˈriːˌspɒnd/, SAMPA: /r\@"spQnd/ or /"r\i:%spQnd/

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Verb

Plain form respond

Third-person singular responds

Past tense responded

Past participle responded

Present participle responding

1. (intransitive) If you respond to something or someone, you do something in reaction to it.

   I try to respond to emails as soon as I get them.

   We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but nobody has responded so far.

   The police responded forcefully to the problems.

Related words

• response