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respond

6 definitions • 11 examples
1
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done:

Examples:

[ + speech ] To every question, he responded "I don't know."
I asked her what the time was, but she didn't respond.
He responded by marching off and slamming the door behind him.
How did she respond to the news?
[ + that ] When the tax office wrote to me demanding unpaid income tax, I responded that I had been working abroad since 1998.
The police respond to emergencies (= arrive and are ready to deal with emergencies) in just a few minutes.
2
If diseases or patients respond to treatment, the treatment begins to cure them:

Examples:

It remains to be seen whether the cancer will respond to treatment.
3
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done:

Examples:

I want to respond to something that Norman said.
4
If a disease responds to treatment, the harmful effects of the disease begin to lessen.
5
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been done or has happened:

Examples:

respond to sth Aid must double to respond to natural disasters.
respond by doing sth In focussing on carbon reduction, many companies respond by attempting relatively simple fixes.
6
to say or write something as a reaction to something that has been said or written, for example, a letter:

Examples:

respond to sth I will need to respond to his email today.

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