Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for respond. Search instead for respad.
Definitions

respond

[ri-spond] / rɪˈspɒnd /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The professor didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Climate conditions across the Indian Ocean often respond to changes occurring in the Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

The other two hospitals were not found to have violated that law, and they did not respond to requests for comment.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Anthropic didn’t immediately respond to a MarketWatch request for comment on its IPO plans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 12, 2026

I kept talking to Gran aloud, pressing a cool cloth to her forehead and hoping that she would respond.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

But to the extent Kim responds to other leaders’ signals, Trump’s comment may move him to accelerate the expansion of Pyongyang’s arsenal.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

Scientists call this variability "climate sensitivity": how much the climate responds to gases like carbon dioxide.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Washington usually responds to munitions shortages with new appropriations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

"Body weight responds to two levers: taking in fewer calories, or spending more energy," said Anders Näär, a professor of metabolic biology and nutrition at UC Berkeley and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

My bare toes wriggle, and the splendor responds as though it was only waiting for me to make the first move.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

When Rybakina notched her first break of the match to seize a 3-2 lead in the first set, Sabalenka responded by angrily launching a ball high into the stands.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

He then exposed the cultured cells to toxic chemicals to see how they responded to severe damage.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

"But like most significant historical events, one can't fully understand our world today unless you understand why 9/11 occurred and how the United States responded to it," he said.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Around noon on Aug. 28, Milpitas police responded to calls that an SUV had hit a woman in the parking area of an apartment complex.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Amy Post responded to Maggie and Leah’s embarrassed cries, and burst into the room to halt the examination.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The researchers also found links to senescence-related programs in microglia, immune cells in the brain that play important roles in maintaining brain health and responding to damage.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

As the team works within it and the clothes move through the space, the store becomes a backdrop that is never quite fixed, but continually responding to the world being built around it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Chow, 41, is a Cambridge-educated lawyer who represented herself at the trial, speaking at a brisk pace and responding to questions quickly.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Betr isn’t counting on hugging it out with Ellin, responding in part, “We appreciate Doug watching the ad and helping promote it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

He's responding in German, talking more loudly than I've ever heard him.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




Vocabulary lists containing respond


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training