respond UK /ɹɪˈspɒnd/US /ɹɪˈspɑnd/verb 5noun 3forms 5 verb5 •to give an answer to a question, a letter or something that someone has said •To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. — 2012 •To satisfy; to answer.The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court. •To correspond with; to suit.For his great deeds respond his speeches great. — 1600 •To be liable for payment. noun3 •A response. •A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch. •A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection. formsresponded · responding · respondeth · responds · respondest