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Respond vs Riposte - What's the difference?

respond | riposte |

As verbs the difference between respond and riposte

is that respond is (intransitive) to say something in return; to answer; to reply while riposte is (fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.

As nouns the difference between respond and riposte

is that respond is a response while riposte is (fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.

respond

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
    • to respond to a question or an argument
  • To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response; to accord.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Robert M. Pringle , title=How to Be Manipulative , volume=100, issue=1, page=31 , magazine= citation , passage=As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds .}}
  • (ambitransitive) To correspond with; to suit.
  • * Fairfax
    • For his great deeds respond his speeches great.
  • To satisfy; to answer.
    • The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.

    Derived terms

    * responder * responsive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A response.
  • A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
  • (architecture) A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.

    • Related terms

    * response * responsible * responsibility

    See also

    * react

    References

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs

    riposte

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ripost

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
  • a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort
  • an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Dominic Fifield , title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Some context is required. Moldova were weak at the back and blunt up front, and have failed to score in six matches stretching back to last October, with only hints at English complacency offering them glimpses of summoning a riposte .}}

    Verb

    (ripost)
  • (fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
  • to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.

    • Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l), (l) ----