respond
verb (used without object)
to reply or answer in words.
was responding
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past progressiveof respond.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was responding to explosive comments from another researcher, Jacob Coxon, who worked at OpenAI and Anthropic but said neither company is acting responsibly as they sprint to self-improving superintelligence and risk our very existence.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 12, 2026
Maines countered that she was responding to current events, but she apologized to the fans who felt hurt — and then she recanted.
From Salon β Aug. 27, 2026
Goldfeder asked — a reference to a Feb. 27 message by Bonta, who at the time was responding to Ruffalo’s dismay after Paramount won the bidding war for Warner Bros., which also owns CNN.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 23, 2026
The Constitution is a “liberty document,” and he was responding to a view of the Constitution that saw it as written by powerful men to embody a theory of power and mastery.
From Slate β Aug. 10, 2026
The president was responding well to the sea air, they said.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
