respond

/rɪˈspɒnd/ verb [I]

Definition

› to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been done or has happened: respond to sth Aid must double to respond to natural disasters.respond by doing sth In focussing on carbon reduction, many companies respond by attempting relatively simple fixes.

› to say or write something as a reaction to something that has been said or written, for example, a letter: respond to sth I will need to respond to his email today.

(Definition of respond verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)