respond
verb (used without object)
to reply or answer in words.
responded
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past participleof respond.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof respond.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
respondverb (used without object)to reply or answer in words.
Example Sentences
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And to that Justice Alito responded: “After Obergefell, people of the same sex got married and entered into contracts, and so there was much, it was much more concrete.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
One school referred AFP to departmental authorities, while the others and the ministry had not responded by the time of publication.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Those organisations that responded said they had no links to the company.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Although the patients were under anesthesia, neurons in their hippocampus responded differently to the unexpected sounds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
So Roosevelt responded by leading everyone in three cheers for Brazil, and then for Rondon, and Lyra, and the doctor, and finally the camaradas.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
