respond
To say or write something as a reply to a question, statement, or letter, or to react to something by taking action. In academic contexts, it often refers to how an organism, system, or person reacts to a specific stimulus or event.
Beispiele
3 von 5He didn't respond to my text message until the next morning.
He did not give an answer to my text message until the following day.
The government has yet to respond to the committee's latest findings.
The authorities have not yet provided a formal reply to the results found by the committee.
I waved at her across the street, but she didn't respond.
I signaled to her, but she did not acknowledge me or react.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 're-' in respond as standing for 'Reaction'. When you respond, you are giving a Reaction to a Prompt.
Schnelles Quiz
The emergency services were praised for how quickly they were able to ______ to the accident.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: respond
Beispiele
He didn't respond to my text message until the next morning.
everydayHe did not give an answer to my text message until the following day.
The government has yet to respond to the committee's latest findings.
formalThe authorities have not yet provided a formal reply to the results found by the committee.
I waved at her across the street, but she didn't respond.
informalI signaled to her, but she did not acknowledge me or react.
The study examines how different plant species respond to increased carbon dioxide levels.
academicThe research looks at the way various plants react to higher levels of CO2.
We need to respond to the competitor's price cut to maintain our market share.
businessWe must take action in reaction to the rival company's lower prices to keep our position.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
respond in kind
to react to someone's action by doing the same thing back to them
first responder
someone such as a police officer or paramedic who is among the first to arrive at an emergency
respond to the call
to take action because a situation requires it or because someone asked for help
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Answer is more common and general; respond is more formal and is often used for physical or biological reactions to stimuli.
Nutzungshinweise
The verb 'respond' is almost always followed by the preposition 'to' when indicating the person or thing being answered. It is considered more formal than 'answer' or 'reply'.
Häufige Fehler
A frequent error is omitting the preposition 'to', such as saying 'Please respond me' instead of the correct 'Please respond to me'.
Merkhilfe
Think of the 're-' in respond as standing for 'Reaction'. When you respond, you are giving a Reaction to a Prompt.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin 'respondere', composed of 're-' (back) and 'spondere' (to promise), originally meaning to promise in return.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many Western business cultures, responding to an email within 24 hours is considered a key aspect of professional etiquette and reliability.
Schnelles Quiz
The emergency services were praised for how quickly they were able to ______ to the accident.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: respond
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to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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