RESPOND

v. 1 answer, reply, come back, return, react, reciprocate, counter; rejoin, retort When Sean insulted her, Una responded with a slap to his face I said, 'Good morning!' and Adrian responded, 'What's good about it?' 2 Often, respond to. be responsive (to), react (to), empathize (with), sympathize (with), commiserate (with), feel for, pity, be affected or moved or touched (by) Many respond to those charity appeals for the crippled and disabled