respond

1. respond (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To say something in return; to answer; to reply.

Example: to respond to a question or an argument

2. respond (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.

Example: As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.

3. respond (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To correspond with; to suit.

Example: For his great deeds respond his speeches great.

4. respond (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A response.

5. respond (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.

6. respond (noun) — sense 6

Definition: A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.