respond

v

1. reply, make reply, answer, give answer, field, write back, R.S.V.P., confirm [s.t.]; report back, get back to, send word to, let someone know; retort, come back with, counter with, answer back, talk back, Inf. sass, Inf. make a wisecrack, Sl. give [s.o.] lip; rejoin, make a rejoinder, rebut, make a rebuttal, counterreply, counterclaim.

2. react to, acknowledge, recognize, notice; make a response, signal to, make a gesture, nod, shake one's head, salute, raise one's hand, wave, tip or doff one's cap, greet [s.o.]; reciprocate, give in return, return the compliment, smile back, extend the hand, shake hands with; thank, give one's thanks, express gratitude, show appreciation.

3.Usu. respond to react, be moved, be touched, be reached, be affected; feel with, empathize with, identify with, experience vicariously, understand, Inf. tune into, Sl. be hip to; sympathize with, feel for, commis-serate with, feel pity for, pity; join into, enter into, participate in, engage in, become involved in, show or take an interest in, be stimulated by; share in, partake of, be caught up in, become a part of.

4.Usu. respond to correspond, go with, match, suit, fit in with, complement; agree with, conform to, coincide with, jibe with, tally with, square with, dovetail with, mesh with, Inf. gee with; accord, think alike, Inf. be on the same wavelength; hit it off, Inf. click, Inf. work.