noun an answer; a response.
2. respond ·vt to suit or accord with; to correspond to.
3. respond ·noun a short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter.
4. respond ·vt to answer; to reply.
5. respond ·noun a half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch.
6. respond ·vi to render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages.
7. respond ·vi to say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.
8. respond ·vi to show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.