respond

verb1 of 2

to say or write to answer the question

• “They are short of money to respond to the crisis.”Tatoeba
• “The president was nice enough to respond to my letter.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.