say something in reply

she could not get Robert to respond to her words

he responded that it would not be feasible

‘It's not part of my job,’ Belinda responded

(of a person) do something as a reaction to someone or something

she responded to his grin with a smile

a half-pillar or half-pier attached to a wall to support an arch, especially at the end of an arcade

(in church use) a response to a versicle; a responsory