respond

1. (transitive, intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.Examples: "to respond to a question or an argument"intransitivetransitive

2. (intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.Examples: "As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds."intransitive

3. (ambitransitive) To correspond with; to suit.Examples: "For his great deeds respond his speeches great."ambitransitive

4. (transitive) To satisfy; to answer.Examples: "The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court."transitive

5. (intransitive) To be liable for payment.intransitive