rispondere — meaning in English

English meaning

• answer noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• reply verb To give a spoken or written answer to a question, message, or accusation.
• respond verb To say or write something as an answer.

Senses

rispondere is used for these senses in English:

• answer to To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to.
• break (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
• reply (transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
• respond (intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
• talk back (idiomatic, intransitive, often, with to + d.o.) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.

answer — full definition

1. noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
2. verb To give a reply, especially to a question, letter, or call.
3. verb To be accountable or responsible for something, often to someone in authority.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

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