Respond Responded Government Responding Asked Extra Examples People

• i asked him his name, but he didn't respond.
• the government did not respond to our questions.
• she never responded to my letter.
• ‘i'm not sure,’ she responded.

respond

Verb Forms

1. to give a spoken or written answer to somebody/something
• SYNONYM reply
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reply_2
• I asked him his name, but he didn't respond.
• The government did not respond to our questions.
• She never responded to my letter.
• ‘I'm not sure,’ she responded.
• When asked about the company's future, the director responded that he remained optimistic.
• He responded with a question.

Extra Examples

• He responded politely to her questions.
• I wrote responding to their call for feedback.
• More than fifty people responded to the advertisement.
• 127 students responded to the survey.
• The company did not respond to requests for an interview.
• They usually respond to email quickly.
• We try to respond to complaints within 48 hours.
• The federal agency failed to respond to the petition within a reasonable time.
• If you send us an online enquiry, we will respond as soon as possible.
• She wasn't sure how he was likely to respond.
• She responded with a smile.
• You can respond by email or phone.
• If you see an opportunity that interests you, you can respond immediately via the link.
• You have to listen to what someone says and respond appropriately.
• He immediately responded, “Why me?”
• She responded that she hadn't had any complaints.
2. to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done
• SYNONYM react
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/react
• How did they respond to the news?
• to respond to a call/need/demand
• The public is responding positively to these changes.
• to respond favourably/enthusiastically
• The government responded by banning all future demonstrations.
• The audience responded with enthusiasm.

Extra Examples

• The demonstrators threw stones and the police responded with tear gas.
• The Blues responded with a goal from Tim Janz.
• He responded to the report by calling on schools to do more to tackle bullying.
• The authorities responded to the protests with force.
• Responding to calls for a more diverse canon, we are reviewing our curriculum.
• Part of our strategy is to go into neglected markets and respond to these needs.
• Companies are responding to the growing demand for no-sugar products.
• We do not have a strategy. We merely respond to ideas from local people.
• The government needs to listen to the public and respond accordingly.
• The government responded by tightening the law on gun ownership.
• The terrorists declared all-out war on the government and the government responded in kind.
• How a plant responds to an unfavourable change in its environment often depends on its health at the time.
• Workers may respond negatively to management decisions if they are not consulted.
• Consumers respond differently to different types of packaging.
• She responded angrily to the criticisms.
• He promptly responded to the threat by issuing one of his own.
3. to react quickly or in the correct way to something/somebody
• The car responds very well to the controls.
• You can rely on him to respond to a challenge.
• Our company is small enough to respond quickly.
• He tried to move but his body wouldn't respond.

Extra Examples

• We asked for help and people responded.
• Voters responded to his simple message.
• The plants readily respond to these stimuli.
• The teams responded magnificently to the challenge.
• He has to be able to respond appropriately to the situation as it unfolds.
• The lifeboat crew was responding to a distress call.
• Police responded to a domestic dispute call at the couple's home shortly after midnight.
• These are front-line workers responding to emergencies.
• Businesses want to make money online, and web developers have responded accordingly.
• This chapter discusses how companies can respond effectively to environmental change.
• Architects have responded creatively to the challenge of building in historic locations.
• The young designer was able to respond to criticism with great insight.
• The system enables teachers to respond flexibly to the needs of their students.
• Members of the public responded immediately to the charity's appeal for funds.
• Companies have to respond to the changing economic climate.
• The music seems to respond emotionally to the landscape.
• When people walk into this gallery, they respond immediately.
• People really respond to her honesty and directness.
• The students immediately responded to the idea.
• Generally, social structures respond to crises by adapting.
• Government can be slow to respond to innovations.
• We were quick to respond to this new threat.
• Presented with a clear opportunity, the opposition failed to respond.
• We respond to business problems in creative ways.
4. to improve as a result of a particular kind of treatment
• The infection did not respond to the drugs.

Extra Examples

• Their son is responding well to the treatment.
• His condition failed to respond to the treatment.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from respondre ‘to answer’, from Latin respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.