Main Entry: ²respond

Function: verb

Etymology: alteration of Middle English respounden, from Anglo-French respundre, from Latin respondēre to promise in return, answer, from re- + spondēre to promise — more at spouse

Date: 1572

intransitive verb 1 : to say something in return : make an answer <respond to criticism>
2 a : to react in response <responded to a call for help> b : to show favorable reaction <respond to surgery>
3 : to be answerable <respond in damages>transitive verb : reply

— re·spond·er \-ˈspän-dər\ noun