respond

Meaning

Verb

1. To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
2. To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
3. To correspond with; to suit.
4. To satisfy; to answer.
5. To be liable for payment.

Noun

1. A response.
2. A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
3. A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈspɒnd/

Etymology

From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.