Respond vs Unresponding - What's the difference?
respond | unresponding |
(intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
To act in return; to exhibit some action or effect in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response; to accord.
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(ambitransitive) To correspond with; to suit.
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To satisfy; to answer.
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.
Not responding; unresponsive.
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As a verb respond
is (intransitive) to say something in return; to answer; to reply.As a noun respond
is a response.As an adjective unresponding is
not responding; unresponsive.respond
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Verb
(en verb)- to respond to a question or an argument
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- For his great deeds respond his speeches great.
- The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
Derived terms
* responder * responsiveNoun
(en noun)See also
* reactReferences
* *Anagrams
* English reporting verbsunresponding
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Adjective
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