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respond
verb
to
say
or
write
something
as
an
answer
to
a
question
,
letter
,
message
,
or
request
•
After
a
pause
,
she
responded
quietly
to
the
question
.
After
a
pause
,
she
responded
quietly
to
the
question
.
•
Please
respond
to
the
invitation
by
Friday
.
Please
respond
to
the
invitation
by
Friday
.
verb
to
act
or
change
because
something
has
happened
or
been
done
•
The
crowd
responded
with
cheers
when
the
singer
came
on
stage
.
The
crowd
responded
with
cheers
when
the
singer
came
on
stage
.
•
Plants
respond
to
light
by
growing
toward
it
.
Plants
respond
to
light
by
growing
toward
it
.
verb
to
improve
or
show
a
positive
effect
when
a
treatment
or
drug
is
used
•
The
patient
responded
well
to
the
new
medication
.
The
patient
responded
well
to
the
new
medication
.
•
Some
tumors
do
not
respond
to
radiation
therapy
.
Some
tumors
do
not
respond
to
radiation
therapy
.
noun
a
half-column
or
pier
attached
to
a
wall
that
supports
an
arch
or
rib
,
especially
in
Gothic
architecture
•
The
Gothic
vault
springs
from
a
slender
respond
at
the
wall
.
The
Gothic
vault
springs
from
a
slender
respond
at
the
wall
.
•
Several
carved
responds
line
the
nave
of
the
cathedral
.
Several
carved
responds
line
the
nave
of
the
cathedral
.
respondent
noun
a
person
who
answers
questions
in
a
survey
,
poll
,
or
study
•
The
researcher
thanked
each
respondent
for
completing
the
questionnaire
.
The
researcher
thanked
each
respondent
for
completing
the
questionnaire
.
•
Over
a
thousand
respondents
said
they
preferred
online
classes
.
Over
a
thousand
respondents
said
they
preferred
online
classes
.
from
Latin
respondēns
,
respondent-
‘
answering
’,
present
participle
of
respondēre
‘
to
answer
’
noun
in
law
,
the
party
against
whom
a
petition
or
appeal
is
brought
•
The
court
ordered
the
respondent
to
file
a
written
answer
within
thirty
days
.
The
court
ordered
the
respondent
to
file
a
written
answer
within
thirty
days
.
•
In
the
appeal
,
the
respondents
argued
that
the
verdict
should
be
upheld
.
In
the
appeal
,
the
respondents
argued
that
the
verdict
should
be
upheld
.
same
origin
as
the
general
noun
sense
,
specialized
in
legal
language
since
the
17th
century
adjective
responding
or
reacting
to
a
stimulus
,
especially
automatically
•
Psychologists
distinguish
between
respondent
and
operant
behavior
.
Psychologists
distinguish
between
respondent
and
operant
behavior
.
•
A
baby's
crying
is
often
a
respondent
action
to
hunger
.
A
baby's
crying
is
often
a
respondent
action
to
hunger
.
from
Latin
respondent-
‘
answering
’;
used
in
psychology
since
the
mid-20th
century
to
describe
automatic
reactions
correspondent
noun
a
person
who
regularly
writes
letters
or
emails
to
another
person
•
As
a
child
,
Lisa
had
a
French
correspondent
she
wrote
to
every
month
.
As
a
child
,
Lisa
had
a
French
correspondent
she
wrote
to
every
month
.
•
The
museum
preserves
dusty
envelopes
from
an
unknown
correspondent
dated
1920
.
The
museum
preserves
dusty
envelopes
from
an
unknown
correspondent
dated
1920
.
same
origin
as
sense
1
:
someone
who
‘
answers
together
’
through
letters
;
the
meaning
of
personal
letter-writer
is
earlier
than
the
journalistic
sense
noun
a
journalist
who
sends
news
reports
from
a
particular
place
to
a
newspaper
,
television
,
radio
,
or
website
•
The
correspondent
reported
live
from
the
flooded
village
.
The
correspondent
reported
live
from
the
flooded
village
.
•
A
famous
war correspondent
won
an
international
award
for
his
bravery
.
A
famous
war correspondent
won
an
international
award
for
his
bravery
.
from
Latin
correspondere
(“
to
agree
,
answer
together
”)
via
French
correspondant
,
first
used
in
English
in
the
18th
century
for
people
who
exchanged
news
by
letter
and
later
for
journalists
in
distant
locations
