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responder
responder
English
Noun
responder (plural responders)
- A person that responds to an emergency situation or other calling.
- 911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.
Verb
responder
- to respond
Conjugation
infinitive | responder | ||||||
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gerundive | respondiendo | ||||||
participle | m respondíu, f respondida, n respondío, m pl respondíos, f pl respondíes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos |
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indicative | present | respuendo | respuendes | respuende | respondemos | respondéis | respuenden |
preterite imperfect | respondía | respondíes | respondía | respondíemos | respondíeis | respondíen | |
preterite indefinite | respondí | respondiesti | respondió | respondiemos | respondiestis | respondieron | |
pluperfect | respondiere | respondieres | respondiere | respondiéremos | respondiereis | respondieren | |
subjunctive | present | respuenda | respuendas | respuenda | respondamos | respondáis | respuendan |
preterite imperfect | respondiere | respondieres | respondiere | respondiéremos | respondiereis | respondieren | |
potential | future | responderé | responderás | responderá | responderemos | responderéis | responderán |
conditional | respondería | responderíes | respondería | responderíemos/responderíamos | responderíeis/responderíais | responderíen | |
imperative | respuendi | respondéi |
Related terms
Galician
Etymology
From Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.
Verb
responder (first-person singular present respondo, first-person singular preterite respondín, past participle respondido)
Conjugation
infinitive | responder | ||||||
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gerund | respondendo | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | respondido | respondidos | |||||
feminine | respondida | respondidas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | respondo | respondes | responde | respondemos | respondedes | responden | |
imperfect | respondía | respondías | respondía | respondiamos | respondiades | respondían | |
preterite | respondín | respondiches | respondeu | respondemos | respondestes | responderon | |
pluperfect | respondera | responderas | respondera | responderamos | responderades | responderan | |
future | responderei | responderás | responderá | responderemos | responderedes | responderán | |
conditional | respondería | responderías | respondería | responderiamos | responderiades | responderían | |
subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | responda | respondas | responda | respondamos | respondades | respondan | |
preterite | respondese | respondeses | respondese | respondésemos | respondésedes | respondesen | |
future | responder | responderes | responder | respondermos | responderdes | responderen | |
imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
affirmative | — | responde | responda | respondamos | respondede | respondan | |
negative | — | respondas | responda | respondamos | respondades | respondan | |
personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
responder | responderes | responder | respondermos | responderdes | responderen |
Related terms
Interlingua
Verb
responder
- to answer
Conjugation
Nominal forms | |||
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Infinitive | responder | ||
Present | Perfect | ||
Participles | respondente | respondite | |
Personal forms | |||
Simple | Perfect | ||
Active voice | Present | responde | ha respondite |
Past | respondeva | habeva respondite | |
Future | respondera | habera respondite | |
Conditional | responderea | haberea respondite | |
Imperative | responde | -- | |
Passive voice | Present | es respondite | ha essite respondite |
Past | esseva respondite | habeva essite respondite | |
Future | essera respondite | habera essite respondite | |
Conditional | esserea respondite | haberea essite respondite | |
Imperative | sia respondite | -- |
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)
- to answer; to reply (to give a written or spoken response)
- (intransitive) to retort frequently
- to correspond to (to be equivalent to)
- to counterattack
- (intransitive) to be responsible (for something)
- (law, intransitive) to be a defendant
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (to reply): replicar, retorquir, retrucar
- (to retort frequently): retrucar
- (to correspond to): corresponder, equivaler
- (to counterattack): contratacar, reagir, revidar
Antonyms
- (to reply): calar
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin respondēre, present active infinitive of respondeō.
Verb
responder (first-person singular present respondo, first-person singular preterite respondí, past participle respondido)
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive responder | |||||||
dative | responderme | responderte, responderle | responderle, responderse | respondernos | responderos, responderles | responderles, responderse | |
accusative | responderme | responderte, responderlo, responderla | responderlo, responderla, responderse | respondernos | responderos, responderlos, responderlas | responderlos, responderlas, responderse | |
with gerund respondiendo | |||||||
dative | respondiéndome | respondiéndote, respondiéndole | respondiéndole, respondiéndose | respondiéndonos | respondiéndoos, respondiéndoles | respondiéndoles, respondiéndose | |
accusative | respondiéndome | respondiéndote, respondiéndolo, respondiéndola | respondiéndolo, respondiéndola, respondiéndose | respondiéndonos | respondiéndoos, respondiéndolos, respondiéndolas | respondiéndolos, respondiéndolas, respondiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative responde | |||||||
dative | respondeme | respondete, respondele | respondele | respondenos | respondeos, respondeles | respondeles | |
accusative | respondeme | respondete, respondelo, respondela | respondelo, respondela | respondenos | respondeos, respondelos, respondelas | respondelos, respondelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative responda | |||||||
dative | respóndame | respóndate, respóndale | respóndale, respóndase | respóndanos | respóndales | respóndales, respóndase | |
accusative | respóndame | respóndate, respóndalo, respóndala | respóndalo, respóndala, respóndase | respóndanos | respóndalos, respóndalas | respóndalos, respóndalas, respóndase | |
with first-person plural imperative respondamos | |||||||
dative | not used | respondámosle | respondámosle | respondámonos | respondámosles | respondámosles | |
accusative | not used | respondámoslo, respondámosla | respondámoslo, respondámosla | respondámonos | respondámoslos, respondámoslas | respondámoslos, respondámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative responded | |||||||
dative | respondedme | respondedle | respondedle | respondednos | respondeos, respondedles | respondedles | |
accusative | respondedme | respondedlo, respondedla | respondedlo, respondedla | respondednos | respondeos, respondedlos, respondedlas | respondedlos, respondedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative respondan | |||||||
dative | respóndanme | respóndante, respóndanle | respóndanle, respóndanse | respóndanos | respóndanles | respóndanles, respóndanse | |
accusative | respóndanme | respóndante, respóndanlo, respóndanla | respóndanlo, respóndanla, respóndanse | respóndanos | respóndanlos, respóndanlas | respóndanlos, respóndanlas, respóndanse |