Respond

rē-spond′, v.i. to answer or reply: to correspond to or suit: to be answerable: to make a liturgical response: to be liable for payment.— v.t. to satisfy.— n. a versicle, ., occurring at intervals, as in the responses to the commandments in the Anglican service: ( arch it. ) a pilaster, ., in a wall for receiving the impost of an arch.— ns. Respon′dence , Respon′dency , act of responding: reply: ( Spens. ) correspondence.— adj. Respon′dent , answering: corresponding to expectation.— n. one who answers, esp. in a law-suit: one who refutes objections.— ns. Responden′tia , a loan on the cargo of a ve el; Respon′sal , a liturgical response: a proctor for a monastery; Response′ , a reply: an oracular answer: the answer made by the congregation to the priest during divine service: reply to an objection in a formal disputation: a short anthem sung at intervals during a lection; Responsibil′ity , Respon′siblene , state of being responsible: what one is responsible for: a trust.— adj. Respon′sible , liable to be called to account or render satisfaction: answerable: capable of discharging duty: able to pay.— adv. Respon′sibly .— n.pl. Respon′sions , the first of the three examinations for the B.A. degree at Oxford, familiarly called 'smalls.'— adj. Respon′sive , inclined to respond: answering: correspondent.— adv. Respon′sively .— n. Respon′sivene , the state of being responsive.— adj. Responsō′rial , responsive.— n. an office-book containing the responsories.— adj. Respon′sory , making answer.— n. a portion of a psalm sung between the mi al lections: the answer of the people to the priest in church service: a response book.— n. Respon′sūre ( obs. ), response. [Fr.,—L. respondēre , responsum — re- , back, spondēre , to promise.]