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respond

[ri-spond] / rɪˈspɒnd /
VERB
act in answer to something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge answer behave come back counter react reply return
STRONG
reciprocate rejoin retort
WEAK
act in response answer back be in touch with come back at come in feedback feel for field the question get back to get in touch talk back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ask depart leave question request

Example Sentences

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Universal didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Each and every day we respond to emergencies and thankfully tragedies of this nature are extremely rare," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"You can only respond to such indescribable suffering with truth," Sarkozy said on the first of several days of taking the stand, with his wife, model and singer Carla Bruni, in the courtroom.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Universal Music Group did not immediately respond to MarketWatch’s request for comment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

I had the sense that his mood had softened, but he didn’t know how to respond.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.