Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - respond
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Respond
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~ v 1 to react to something that has been said or done (Clive responded to my suggestion with a laugh.) respond by doing sth (The US responded by sending troops into Laos.) (- see answer1) 2 T + tha to say or write something as a reply (He responded that he would be pleased to attend.) (No one has yet responded to our complaints.) 3 to improve as a result of a particular kind of treatment (Her cancer failed to respond to treatment. | Most children respond well to individual attention in class.)
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(responds, responding, responded) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you respond to something that is done or said, you react to it by doing or saying something yourself. They are likely to respond positively to the President’s request for aid... The army responded with gunfire and tear gas... ‘Are you well enough to carry on?—‘Of course,’ she responded scornfully... The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs responded that the protection of refugees was a matter for an international organization... VERB: V to n, V with n, V with quote, V that 2. When you respond to a need, crisis, or challenge, you take the necessary or appropriate action. This modest group size allows our teachers to respond to the needs of each student. = react VERB: V to n 3. If a patient or their injury or illness is responding to treatment, the treatment is working and they are getting better. I’m pleased to say that he is now doing well and responding to treatment. VERB: V to n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English respounde, literally, reply, from Anglo-French respuns, respunt response Date: 15th century an engaged pillar supporting an arch or closing a colonnade or arcade II. verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English respounden, from Anglo-French respundre, from Latin ~ere to promise in return, answer, from re- + spondere to promise — more at spouse Date: 1572 intransitive verb 1. to say something in return ; make an answer ~ to criticism 2. a. to react in response ~ed to a call for help b. to show favorable reaction ~ to surgery 3. to be answerable ~ in damages transitive verb reply • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. answer, give a reply. 2 intr. act or behave in an answering or corresponding manner. 3 intr. (usu. foll. by to) show sensitiveness to by behaviour or change (does not respond to kindness). 4 intr. (of a congregation) make answers to a priest etc. 5 intr. Bridge make a bid on the basis of a partner's preceding bid. 6 tr. say (something) in answer. --n. 1 Archit. a half-pillar or half-pier attached to a wall to support an arch, esp. at the end of an arcade. 2 Eccl. a responsory; a response to a versicle. Derivatives respondence n. respondency n. responder n. Etymology: ME f. OF respondre answer ult. f. L respondere respons- answer (as RE-, spondere pledge) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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гл. 1) отвечать 2) реагировать 3) нести ответственность 4) амер. возмещать (расходы и т.п.) - respond to the demand ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. редк. ответ, отклик 2. церк. респонсорий; ектенья, литания 3. отвечать 4. отвечать, делать что-л. в ответ to respond with a blow —- ответить ударом 5. реагировать, отзываться (на что-л.) to respond to kindness —- отозваться на доброе отношение to respond to treatment —- поддаваться лечению they show no sign of responding to our proposal —- они пока что никак не откликнулись на наше предложение to this kind of teaching the class has always responded badly —- на такой метод преподавания учащиеся всегда реагируют плохо (отрицательно) 6. юр. нести ответственность, отвечать; быть ответственным 7. юр. подавать возражение по иску или апелляции 8. юр. ам. возмещать (расходы и т. п.) 9. редк. соответствовать, быть подходящим 10. ав. слушаться рулей управления 11. архит. полупилон, пилястр (арки) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) отвечать; to respond with a blow - нанести ответный удар; Would anyone care to respond to the last question? 2) реагировать, отзываться (to); to respond to kindness - отзываться на доброту; to respond to treatment - поддаваться лечению; She responded to the news by bursting into tears. Is Mothers leg responding to treatment? 3) rare соответствовать; быть подходящим ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300 as a noun, 1600 as a verb, from O.Fr. respondere "respond, correspond," from L. respondere "respond, answer to, promise in return," from re- "back" + spondere "to pledge." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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