respond
verb (used without object)
to reply or answer in words.
responding
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present participleof respond.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Director Jess Matthews described filming as a "glorious chaos", with the production team often responding to children's reactions rather than following a strict script.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
“Companies and foreign countries are getting on board” with the Treasury campaign, a department official said in a statement responding to an inquiry about CoinEx’s closure.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
The researchers also found links to senescence-related programs in microglia, immune cells in the brain that play important roles in maintaining brain health and responding to damage.
From Science Daily β Sep. 13, 2026
As the team works within it and the clothes move through the space, the store becomes a backdrop that is never quite fixed, but continually responding to the world being built around it.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
Arf!, and soon the audience became a two-part chorus with half the auditorium chanting SAN-dy, and the other half responding with ARF, ARF in a manner more suited to an athletic contest than musical theater.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
