respond

verb

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspɒnd/ / /ɹəˈspɒnd/ / /ɹɪˈspɑnd/

Etymology: From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.

A response.
A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.

Etymology: From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.

To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
“to respond to a question or an argument”
To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
“As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.”
To correspond with; to suit.
“For his great deeds respond his speeches great.”
To satisfy; to answer.
“The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.”
To be liable for payment.