Respond 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 26
/rɪˈspɒnd/ (verb)
to answer or reply to someone or something, give an answer to, answer back, retort, react to a stimulus, take action, counter, act on
…learner comes to respond to stimuli other than the one originally calling for the response (as when dogs are taught to salivate at the sound of a bell). One says in such a situation that a new stimulus is learned.
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Antonyms: ignore, disregard
Noun: response
Noun: respondent
Noun: responsiveness
Adjective: responsive
Adverb: responsively