| respond | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| ~ treat | regard or consider in a specific way.; "I treated his advances as a joke" |
| ~ bristle | react in an offended or angry manner.; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program" |
| ~ flip out, flip | react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way.; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" |
| ~ overreact | show an exaggerated response to something.; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy" |
| ~ answer | react to a stimulus or command.; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch" |
| ~ accept | be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal.; "The cow accepted the bull" |
| ~ stool | react to a decoy, of wildfowl. |
| ~ respond | respond favorably or as hoped.; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy" |
| ~ greet | react to in a certain way.; "The President was greeted with catcalls" |
| ~ explode | show a violent emotional reaction.; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" |
| ~ accept | react favorably to; consider right and proper.; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care" |
| ~ answer | respond to a signal.; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone" |
| ~ refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards.; "he declined to join the group on a hike" |
| ~ consent, go for, accept | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
| ~ marvel, wonder | be amazed at.; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" |
| ~ acknowledge, notice | express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with.; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ refuse, reject, resist | resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" |
| v. (communication) | 2. answer, reply, respond | react verbally.; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" |
| ~ call back | return or repeat a telephone call.; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back" |
| ~ counter | speak in response.; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments" |
| ~ field | answer adequately or successfully.; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press" |
| ~ sass | answer back in an impudent or insolent manner.; "don't sass me!"; "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning" |
| ~ retort, rejoin, riposte, come back, repay, return | answer back. |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| ~ bridle | respond to the reins, as of horses. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. respond | respond favorably or as hoped.; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
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