respond to

Frequency: 9.5350.0 per million words

to react to something that has been said or done

respondPREPOSITION (for reacting)

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to

Examples (10)

  • Both sides have responded positively to the plan.
  • Their son is responding well to the treatment.
  • The teams responded magnificently to the challenge.
  • The plants readily respond to these stimuli.
  • We merely respond to ideas from local people.
  • The music seems to respond emotionally to the landscape.
  • His condition failed to respond to the treatment.
  • The system enables teachers to respond flexibly to the needs of their students.
  • Companies have to respond to the changing economic climate.
  • He responded politely to her questions.