01 v. i. To say something in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.
imp. & p. p.
Responded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Responding
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1.
To say something in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.
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2.
To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.“A new affliction strings a new cord in the heart, which responds to some new note of complaint within the wide scale of human woe.” — Buckminster.“To every theme responds thy various lay.” — Broome.
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3.
To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages.[U.S.]