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31respond — re·spond ri spänd vi 1) to react in response 2) to show favorable reaction <respond to surgery> …
32respond — [16] Respond comes from Latin respondēre ‘promise in return’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and spondēre ‘promise’ (source of English sponsor, spouse, etc). The notion of ‘obligation’ survives in the derivative responsible [16] …
33respond — [16] Respond comes from Latin respondēre ‘promise in return’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and spondēre ‘promise’ (source of English sponsor, spouse, etc). The notion of ‘obligation’ survives in the derivative responsible [16] …
34respond — v. & n. v. 1 intr. answer, give a reply. 2 intr. act or behave in an answering or corresponding manner. 3 intr. (usu. foll. by to) show sensitiveness to by behaviour or change (does not respond to kindness). 4 intr. (of a congregation) make… …
35respond conclusively — index countercharge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
36respond in the negative — answer/respond/reply in the negative ► to give an answer of no : »Issuers that do not have a CUSIP number should answer Question 8 in the negative. Main Entry: ↑negative …
37respond/reply in the negative — answer/respond/reply in the negative ► to give an answer of no : »Issuers that do not have a CUSIP number should answer Question 8 in the negative. Main Entry: ↑negative …
38Respond — That part of a responsory sung by the choir. Also, any short choral response to a reading or prayer …
39respond to — Synonyms and related words: accord, act toward, agree, agree with, answer, answer to, approach, assent, assort with, be consistent, be of one, be uniform with, behave toward, check, chime, chime in with, coequal, cohere, coincide, communicate… …
40respond — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. answer, reply, rejoin, rebut, return, counter, react, react favorably, acknowledge, write back, R.S.V.P.; see also answer 1 , 3 , react 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at answer . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. act, react,… …
