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respond

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈspɒnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈspɑnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri spond)

Collocations for "respond"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "respond" in context.

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respond

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. respond with [action, anger, vengeance]
  2. responded [angrily, kindly]
  3. respond [directly, appropriately]
  4. respond in [writing, kind]
  5. respond [on time, late, quickly, quietly, hesitantly]
  6. respond as [quickly, promptly] as possible
  7. respond [well, positively, quickly] to
  8. is responding (well) to (the) [treatment, medication]
  9. [the patient, she] is responding (well) to [treatment]
  10. [illness, disease, disorder, infection] (that) responds well to [treatment]
  11. does not respond well to [feedback, criticism]
  12. (has) responded to [criticism, the accusations]
  13. respond to the [question, statement]
  14. respond to the [message, email]
  15. respond to the [death, loss, news] of
  16. respond to [emergency, fire, robbery, their distress call]
  17. [emergency services, police, fire crews] responded to the [emergency]
  18. respond to a [charge, stimulus]
  19. has [begun, started, stopped] responding (to)
  20. the [computer, program] has stopped responding
  21. respond as requested
  22. respond by [saying, stating, pointing out]
  23. [understand, receive] and respond
  24. please respond
'respond' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "respond" in the title:

A judgement needs to be made about groups that are less likely to respond and larger numbers of thes - English Only forum
ability to produce or to respond/ability to respond - English Only forum
Answer/respond ... to lessons - English Only forum
Apprehension linked to potential is what we respond to... - English Only forum
as we respond - English Only forum
be seen to respond - English Only forum
bullies respond to strength or strength respond to bullie - English Only forum
But he did not respond or/nor talk to us like/as he used to. - English Only forum
but will audiences respond? - English Only forum
Cheers--how to respond - English Only forum
clients will respond one of three ways - English Only forum
colloquial greetings and the way to respond to them - English Only forum
depths 01 through 06 are to respond separately.... - English Only forum
did so to create demand as much as to respond to it - English Only forum
didn’t respond well - English Only forum
didn’t, on Bertoni’s advice, respond to it - English Only forum
difference between respond & react - English Only forum
don't know how to respond to compliment - English Only forum
expression about unwillingness to respond to a question - English Only forum
first person to respond in the last few minutes - English Only forum
For people to respond to it as well as they have - English Only forum
Girls respond to a loud sound almost twice as much as boys. - English Only forum
Hanging in there--how to respond? - English Only forum
he would respond by saying that he ... be willing(...) - English Only forum
How do you respond to an 'I don't know' ? - English Only forum
How should I respond? - English Only forum
How to respond 'I am glad to meet you' - English Only forum
How to respond an "I'm sorry"? - English Only forum
How to respond in email when someone had a kid? - English Only forum
How to respond the status - English Only forum
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