Respond
verb
To give an answer or reply to something.
She asked him a direct question, but he didn't respond.
Often appears as...
- respond to a question
- respond promptly
verb
To react to something by taking action.
The firefighters responded immediately to the call for help.
Often appears as...
- respond to a crisis
- respond quickly
verb
To show a good reaction to a treatment or stimulus.
His condition is responding well to the new medication.
Often appears as...
- respond to treatment
- respond positively
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Technical
verb
To answer a legal charge.
She has been given a week to respond to the charges.
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- respond to charges
- respond in court
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To give an answer or reply to something.
She asked him a direct question, but he didn't respond.
Often appears as...
- respond to a question
- respond promptly
verb
To react to something by taking action.
The firefighters responded immediately to the call for help.
Often appears as...
- respond to a crisis
- respond quickly
verb
To show a good reaction to a treatment or stimulus.
His condition is responding well to the new medication.
Often appears as...
- respond to treatment
- respond positively
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To answer a legal charge.
She has been given a week to respond to the charges.
Often appears as...
- respond to charges
- respond in court
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Question Context
Use 'respond' when someone expects an answer to a question or information.
When the teacher asked, Josie responded with the correct answer.
Pro Tip 2/3Delay Hint
'Didn't respond' often implies ignoring or not noticing, not just silence.
He texted her several times, but she didn't respond.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Subtext
Response can convey emotions; tone can change the meaning.
She responded with anger at the accusation.
Pro Tip 1/3Question Context
Use 'respond' when someone expects an answer to a question or information.
When the teacher asked, Josie responded with the correct answer.
Pro Tip 2/3Delay Hint
'Didn't respond' often implies ignoring or not noticing, not just silence.
He texted her several times, but she didn't respond.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Subtext
Response can convey emotions; tone can change the meaning.
She responded with anger at the accusation.
Pro Tip 1/3Question Context
Use 'respond' when someone expects an answer to a question or information.
When the teacher asked, Josie responded with the correct answer.
Pro Tip 2/3Delay Hint
'Didn't respond' often implies ignoring or not noticing, not just silence.
He texted her several times, but she didn't respond.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Subtext
Response can convey emotions; tone can change the meaning.
She responded with anger at the accusation.
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
cells participate in unison and so now we have a fancy name for this we call it quorum sensing they vote with these chemical votes the vote gets counted and then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one
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How stress affects your...
plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress because their brains developed more cortisol receptors, which stick to cortisol and dampen the stress response. The pups of negligent moms had the opposite outcome,
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Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
whiskers to feel so it's responding to the strike of this scorpion not by looking but by just like feeling the vibrations by its whiskers that makes it a superhero it's a very territorial animal it's a very aggressive animal actually and rather like a wolf it protects or it defends its territory
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Why is yawning...
Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that responds equally when we perform an action as when we see someone else perform the same action. These neurons are important for learning and self-awareness. For example, watching someone do something physical, like knitting or putting on lipstick,
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What happens during a...
a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood,
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Debunking the myths of...
or surgery, when OCD doesn't respond to other forms of treatment. Knowing that your own brain is lying to you while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain
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What happens when you...
How dangerous are all those concussions? The answer is complicated, and lies in how the brain responds when something strikes it. The brain is made of soft fatty tissue, with a consistency something like jello. Inside its protective membranes and the skull's hard casing,
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How stress affects your...
So, what does all this mean for you? Your life will always be filled with stressful situations. But what matters to your brain and entire body is how you respond to that stress. If you can view those situations as challenges you can control and master,
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Why the buildings of the...
It's expensive, it takes a long time, and it's very complicated. And the people that build things -- developers and governments -- they're naturally afraid of innovation, and they'd rather just use those forms that they know you'll respond to.
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Watch the Total Solar...
some spiders destroy their their webs during those precious few moments exactly yeah so so there's there's a lot of things and there's actually a cool app out there called life responds it's
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
cells participate in unison and so now we have a fancy name for this we call it quorum sensing they vote with these chemical votes the vote gets counted and then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one
Video examples
How stress affects your...
plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress because their brains developed more cortisol receptors, which stick to cortisol and dampen the stress response. The pups of negligent moms had the opposite outcome,
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Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
whiskers to feel so it's responding to the strike of this scorpion not by looking but by just like feeling the vibrations by its whiskers that makes it a superhero it's a very territorial animal it's a very aggressive animal actually and rather like a wolf it protects or it defends its territory
Video examples
Why is yawning...
Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that responds equally when we perform an action as when we see someone else perform the same action. These neurons are important for learning and self-awareness. For example, watching someone do something physical, like knitting or putting on lipstick,
Video examples
What happens during a...
a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly. If you have access to emergency medical services, call them. They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood,
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
or surgery, when OCD doesn't respond to other forms of treatment. Knowing that your own brain is lying to you while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain
Video examples
What happens when you...
How dangerous are all those concussions? The answer is complicated, and lies in how the brain responds when something strikes it. The brain is made of soft fatty tissue, with a consistency something like jello. Inside its protective membranes and the skull's hard casing,
Video examples
How stress affects your...
So, what does all this mean for you? Your life will always be filled with stressful situations. But what matters to your brain and entire body is how you respond to that stress. If you can view those situations as challenges you can control and master,
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
It's expensive, it takes a long time, and it's very complicated. And the people that build things -- developers and governments -- they're naturally afraid of innovation, and they'd rather just use those forms that they know you'll respond to.
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
some spiders destroy their their webs during those precious few moments exactly yeah so so there's there's a lot of things and there's actually a cool app out there called life responds it's
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
I have to admit I've found myself doing the same things that a lot of other rock stars do or are forced to do. Which is not being able to respond to mail, not being able to keep up on current music, and I'm pretty much locked away a lot. The outside world is pretty foreign to me.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I started speaking about what I was dealing with through my music, and 4 million women responded and said, 'Us too, Mary.' And I didn't know that everyone was hurting like I was hurting. I had no idea.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
We can prevent many people from becoming terrorists by truly listening to people who feel they've been treated unjustly and responding to their concerns with a sense of justice and compassion.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
Being more aware creates responsibility. What does responsibility mean? It means the ability to respond. The more conscious you are in your ability to respond, the more creative you'll be.
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Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.
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Juliet Rylance
English Actress
I find I have to respond to a character or a story to choose a job.
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Halle Berry
American Actress
I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
It isn't important to me how people respond to my work.
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
I have to admit I've found myself doing the same things that a lot of other rock stars do or are forced to do. Which is not being able to respond to mail, not being able to keep up on current music, and I'm pretty much locked away a lot. The outside world is pretty foreign to me.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I started speaking about what I was dealing with through my music, and 4 million women responded and said, 'Us too, Mary.' And I didn't know that everyone was hurting like I was hurting. I had no idea.
Quote examples
Coretta Scott King
American Activist
We can prevent many people from becoming terrorists by truly listening to people who feel they've been treated unjustly and responding to their concerns with a sense of justice and compassion.
Quote examples
Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
Being more aware creates responsibility. What does responsibility mean? It means the ability to respond. The more conscious you are in your ability to respond, the more creative you'll be.
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Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.
Quote examples
Juliet Rylance
English Actress
I find I have to respond to a character or a story to choose a job.
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Halle Berry
American Actress
I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
It isn't important to me how people respond to my work.
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