verb · neutral
respond
UK/rɪˈspɒnd/US/rɪˈspɑːnd/re·SPOND
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to react or reply to something that has been said or done
Examples
“He responded quickly to the survey questions.”
“Policies should respond to changes in the economy.”
“How did the company respond to customer complaints?”
Band 8 sentence
“Governments must respond proactively to demographic shifts to avoid future housing shortages.”
Collocations
- respond to a question/complaint/change
- respond quickly/positively/appropriately
Word family
response nounresponsive adjective
Common mistakes
He respond the email yesterday.→He responded to the email yesterday.
School should respond quickly.→Schools should respond quickly.
Say it for a higher band
5answer→6react→7+respond
Synonyms
reply
react
Easily confused
reply
“She replied to the email within an hour.”
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