Respond

v. i.	1.	To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument. [imp. & p. p. Responded; p. pr. & vb. n. Responding.]
	2.	To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit. A new affliction strings a new cord in the heart, which responds to some new note of complaint within the wide scale of human woe. - Buckminster. To every theme responds thy various lay. - Broome.
	3.	To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages.
v. t.	1.	To answer; to reply.
	2.	To suit or accord with; to correspond to. For his great deeds respond his speeches great. - Fairfax.
n.	1.	An answer; a response.
	2.	(Eccl.) A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter.
	3.	(Arch.) A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch.

Verb	1.	respond - show a response or a reaction to something Synonyms: react
	2.	respond - reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" Synonyms: answer, reply
	3.	respond - respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

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