respond
verb (used without object)
to reply or answer in words.
had responded
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past perfectof respond.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Thinning had given these trees more space and resources to grow, and they had responded dramatically.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
To the media and to outraged internet commentators, it didn’t matter that two-thirds of Latino men had responded that each of those three issues was “very important” or “somewhat important.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The family wondered whether a wedding e-vite Jordan had responded to that day could have been connected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Taiwo Owatemi, MP for Coventry North West, described his death as "heartbreaking" but said she was proud the city council had responded to a petition made in his name.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
When Luis Alvarez burst in on his seminar with news of the first report of fission’s discovery by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, Oppenheimer had responded instantly, “That’s impossible.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
