verb
    
    -sponds; -sponded; -sponding
    
    to say or write something as an answer to a question or request :reply [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to do something as a reaction to something that has happened or been done
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to have a good or desired reaction to something