Слово англійською: respond
Дієслово
Переклад respond українською: відповісти́ (на пита́ння і т. д.), реагува́ти, відреагува́ти на що
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to give a spoken or written answer to somebody/something synonym reply
- I asked him his name, but he didn't respond.
- respond to something/somebody The government did not respond to our questions.
- She never responded to my letter.
- + speech ‘I'm not sure,’ she responded.
- respond that… When asked about the company's future, the director responded that he remained optimistic.
- respond with something He responded with a question.
Which Word? answer / replyanswer / replyVerbs- Answer and reply are the most common verbs used for speaking or writing as a reaction to a question, letter, etc.
- Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer to them, but you reply to somebody or something:
- I’m writing to answer your questions
- I’m writing to reply to your questions.
- I’m writing to answer to your questions.
- Answer can be used with or without an object:
- I haven’t answered her email yet.
- I knocked on the door but nobody answered.
Reply is often used with the actual words spoken:- ‘I won’t let you down,’ he replied.
- Respond is less common and more formal:
- The directors were unwilling to respond to questions.
- You can only answer a door or a phone.
see also rejoin2, retort, get back to somebodyNouns- Note the phrases in answer to and in reply to:
- I’m writing in answer to your letter.
see also response, rejoinder, retort
- [intransitive] to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done synonym react
- respond (to something/somebody) How did they respond to the news?
- to respond to a call/need/demand
- The public is responding positively to these changes.
- to respond favourably/enthusiastically
- respond by doing something The government responded by banning all future demonstrations.
- respond with something The audience responded with enthusiasm.
- [intransitive] respond (to something/somebody) to react quickly or in the correct way to something/somebody
- The car responds very well to the controls.
- You can rely on him to respond to a challenge.
- Our company is small enough to respond quickly.
- He tried to move but his body wouldn't respond.
- [intransitive] respond (to something) to improve as a result of a particular kind of treatment
- The infection did not respond to the drugs.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from respondre ‘to answer’, from Latin respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.