respond to something
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Also seen as: respond to somebody
Meaning · English
React or answer to a situation or stimulus
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
phản ứng hoặc trả lời một tình huống hoặc kích thích
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Literally: give an answer to something
Register: neutral
Examples
She responded to the news with shock
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “respond to something” mean?
React or answer to a situation or stimulus Literally: give an answer to something
Is “respond to something” formal or informal?
respond to something is generally neutral.