responder

English

Etymology

respond + -er.

Noun

responder (plural responders)

  1. A person that responds to an emergency situation or other calling.
    911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.

Verb

responder

  1. (transitive) to respond

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.

Verb

responder

  1. to respond

Conjugation


Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese responder, from Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.

Verb

responder (first-person singular present respondo, first-person singular preterite respondín, past participle respondido)

  1. to answer, to reply

Conjugation


Interlingua

Verb

responder

  1. to answer

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese responder, from Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō (I answer), from re- + spondeō (I promise).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌʁes.põ.ˈde(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌhes.põ.ˈde(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.põ.ˈdeɾ/
  • Hyphenation: res‧pon‧der

Verb

responder (first-person singular present indicative respondo, past participle respondido)

  1. to answer; to reply (to give a written or spoken response)
  2. (intransitive) to retort frequently
  3. to correspond to (to be equivalent to)
  4. to counterattack
  5. (intransitive) to be responsible (for something)
  6. (law, intransitive) to be a defendant

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish responder, from Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō. The original past participle was respuso or repuso in Old Spanish[1].

Verb

responder (first-person singular present respondo, first-person singular preterite respondí, past participle respondido)

  1. to answer, to reply

Conjugation

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