verb
1 react
ADVERB
▪ immediately , instantly
▪ promptly , quickly , rapidly , swiftly
▪ slowly
▪ favourably/favorably , positively , readily , successfully , well
▪
Both sides have ~ed positively to the plan.
▪
Their son is ~ing well to the treatment.
▪ eagerly , enthusiastically
▪ forcefully , strongly , vigorously
▪ adequately , appropriately , constructively , effectively , intelligently , properly
▪ normally
▪ adversely , negatively , poorly
▪ aggressively , angrily
▪ cautiously , coolly
▪ sensitively , sympathetically
▪ generously
▪ magnificently ( esp. BrE )
▪
The teams ~ed magnificently to the challenge.
▪ accordingly
▪
The government needs to listen to the public and ~ accordingly.
▪ readily
▪
The plants readily ~ to these stimuli.
▪ directly
▪ automatically , instinctively
▪ flexibly
▪ differently
▪ similarly
▪ merely , simply
▪
We do not have a strategy. We merely ~ to ideas from local people.
▪ emotionally , imaginatively
▪
The music seems to ~ emotionally to the landscape.
▪ in kind
▪
The terrorists declared all-out war on the government and the government ~ed in kind.
VERB + RESPOND
▪ be able to , be unable to
▪ be likely to
▪
She wasn't sure how he was likely to ~.
▪ fail to
▪
His condition failed to ~ to the treatment.
▪ be slow to
▪ enable sb to
▪
The system enables teachers to ~ flexibly to the needs of their students.
PREPOSITION
▪ by
▪
The government ~ed by tightening the law on gun ownership.
▪ to
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Companies have to ~ to the changing economic climate.
▪ with
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The demonstrators threw stones and the police ~ed with tear gas.
PHRASES
▪ an ability to ~ , a capacity to ~ , a willingness to ~
▪ a failure to ~
▪ ~ in a … manner , ~ in a … way
▪
We ~ to business problems in creative ways.
2 say sth in reply
ADVERB
▪ politely
▪ angrily
▪ calmly , casually , coolly , easily
▪ coldly , sharply
▪ drily , sarcastically
▪ quietly , softly
▪ flatly
▪ cheerfully , warmly
▪ thoughtfully
▪ honestly
▪ affirmatively
▪ correctly
▪ personally
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
He ~ed politely to her questions.
▪ via
▪
You can ~ via email or phone.
▪ with
▪
He ~ed with a smile when she spoke.
Respond is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ audience , ↑ market , ↑ patient , ↑ police