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How to pronounce respond
Say it like this: /ɹɪˈspɑnd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does respond mean?
verbTo 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.
To correspond with; to suit.
“For his great deeds respond his speeches great.”
nounA 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.
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