Respond1. (v. i.) To say something in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.
2. (v. i.) To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.
3. (v. i.) To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages.
4. (v. t.) To answer; to reply.
5. (v. t.) To suit or accord with; to correspond to.
6. (n.) An answer; a response.
7. (n.) A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter.
8. (n.) A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch.
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